NHS Health Checks
The NHS Health Check programme aims to help prevent heart disease, stroke, diabetes, kidney disease and certain types of dementia. Everyone between the ages of 40 and 74, who has not already been diagnosed with one of these conditions or have certain risk factors, will be invited (once every five years) to have a check to assess their risk of heart disease, stroke, kidney disease and diabetes and will be given support and advice to help them reduce or manage that risk.
Please click on the below link for more information:
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/nhs-health-check/Pages/NHS-Health-Check.aspx
At High Risk of developing Cardiovascular Disease
If a patient is identified as being at risk of heart disease or stroke, an appointment will be offered with the Health Improvement Practitioner for them to have a review of their lifestyle and to assess their risk and look at ways in which they can reduce or manage that risk.
Patients are then offered a health check and blood test to monitor their risk every 2 years.
At Risk of Diabetes
If a patient is identified as being at risk of developing diabetes, an appointment will be offered with the Health Improvement Practitioner for them to have a review of their lifestyle and to assess their risk and look at ways in which they can reduce or manage that risk.
Newly diagnosed COPD* (mild to moderate) and Existing COPD (mild to moderate)
Patients who are newly diagnosed with COPD (mild to moderate) or already have COPD (mild to moderate), the Health Improvement Practitioner can support them to make lifestyle changes to improve their health. This pathway helps support patients to slow down the progression of their COPD.
*COPD - Chronic Obstructive Respiratory Disease
Newly diagnosed Type 2 Diabetic patients (diet or metformin controlled)
Patients who are newly diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes and are either diet or metformin controlled, the Health Improvement Practitioner can support them to make lifestyle changes to improve their health.
Smokers who are looking to quit
Patients who currently smoke and would like to quit, can discuss with our Health Improvement Practitioner, the best service that will suit their individial needs / requirements and signpost them to a local service. Stop smoking services available in Bolton are:
- Bolton based stop smoking services (FREE) - YourHealth Bolton Quit Smoking - Your Health Bolton - Option of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) including vapes and pods
- Allen Carr’s Easyway Stop Smoking Support (limited FREE places) - For a drug-free option (no NRT or vapes), a clinically proven one-off live quit smoking online seminar with limited FREE places is available. Or can sign up to an online video programme.
- Digital App based support (FREE) - Get 24/7 stop smoking support at the touch of a button with a smokefree app.
- Community Pharmacies (Free) - Offer of support and nicotine replacement therapy (NRT)
For more information - Let's quit smoking - Let's Keep Bolton Moving