Samantha Field and Jason Strelitz of the Health Foundation ask whether the NHS Health Checks programme is still fit for ...

GPs could carry out more NHS Health Checks programme but are being limited by caps imposed by local authorities.

The check is supposed to be offered to people every five years between the ages of 40 and 74 if they do not have any other ...

"Some of the symptoms that you'll get are an increased need to pee, a weaker stream that means that you really need to strain ...

A man who had lung cancer after smoking 40 cigarettes a day over 40 years has said he owes his life to a health screening in a supermarket car park. Les McCaffrey said he had not smoked in 20 years ...

The NHS Health Check program, designed to prevent serious health issues such as heart disease and diabetes, is under increasing strain due to financial pressures on local authorities. More than 70 ...

The alert comes as research shows around one in two UK adults are affected by the health condition ...

The Government has shared a major update on heart health, following thousands of calls for cardiac screening to commence at ...

The Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) has launched a 10-year National Cancer Plan, aiming to overhaul cancer care in the UK by utilising technological innovations.

Patients are receiving faster cancer diagnosis in Sussex, ensuring they can access life-saving treatment and quicker ...

EARLY-stage cancers are being detected through a targeted screening programme. The lung health screening programme, running across north Cumbria, has already identified 40 early-stage lung cancers in ...

Enfield Council wrote to all parents in the borough after at least 60 cases of the highly contagious disease were reported locally ...