The Greater Manchester areas where you could get a free NHS check-up at work
manchestereveningnews.co.ukWorkers in Greater Manchester will be able to get a free NHS check-up at their workplace thanks to a new government scheme. The 'life-saving' programme promises to save people from deadly diseases including diabetes, strokes, heart and kidney disease, potentially preventing hundreds of deaths.
Over 16m are eligible for the NHS health checks which will now be trialled workplaces. Starting from September, seven local authorities in Greater Manchester will get £600,000 in total which is enough to fund up to 14,600 health checks.
Councils will work with participating employers by sending trained staff into workplaces to conduct the checks. READ MORE: Sacha Lord makes plea to government over beer garden smoking ban plans Manchester, Oldham, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford and Wigan councils are among the 48 local authorities in England selected to take part in the pilot scheme.
The Department for Health and Social Care says the announcement today (August 30) which is worth £6.6m in total across the country, is part of the government's mission to boost economic growth by improving the nation's health.
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