PocDoc has introduced {that a} new function being launched on its dwelling testing package for heart problems (CVD) will permit sufferers to see take a look at outcomes on their NHS affected person document.
Utilizing the PocDoc at-home package, sufferers can undertake point-of-care diagnostic take a look at for CVD, and obtain a full ldl cholesterol panel take a look at and knowledge together with their coronary heart age, their 10-year threat of a coronary heart assault or stroke, and their BMI within the PocDoc app.
Sufferers are additionally supplied with entry to follow-up remedy choices the place obligatory.
In a press launch, Professor Julia Newton, medical director on the Educational Well being Science Community for North East & North Cumbria, mentioned: “CVD is a silent killer. With PocDoc, we’re elevating consciousness and rising uptake of doubtless life-saving well being checks.
“New screening initiatives like PocDoc, finished outdoors of GP surgical procedures, with out appointments, are actually enticing to underserved communities and delivering at scale requires a brand new pathway with new know-how to energy it.”
PocDoc is that can be purchased from pharmacies, or is on the market free on the NHS to individuals who qualify for a take a look at. The NHS standards is for individuals aged 40 to 74-years-old who aren’t at present on statins or blood strain treatment.
As soon as the mixing work is full, sufferers’ take a look at outcomes will probably be mirrored of their NHS affected person data after being uploaded to the app.
Steve Roest, chief govt at PocDoc mentioned: “We consider we may also help to alleviate a number of the strain on the NHS by means of early detection of power ailments, whereas making necessary companies extra accessible to individuals throughout the nation.
“Excitingly, that is just the start. We count on sufferers to have the ability to e-book their well being test immediately by means of our app quickly,” Roest mentioned.
He added that PocDoc has “additional exams for metabolic, kidney and entire physique well being within the pipeline” and is trying to launch in new worldwide markets in direction of the top of 2024.
In February 2024, Pharmacy2U introduced plans to supply PocDoc’s Wholesome Coronary heart Examine to its 10,000 repeat prescription sufferers.
CVD prices the well being service £7.4 billion a yr and the broader financial system £15.8 billion, based on a report from The King’s Fund, revealed in November 2022.
This story was amended at 11.32am on 13 June 2024 from an earlier model which mentioned that PocDoc could be built-in with the NHS App.