Health screening takes off in Pembrokeshire

摘要

Nine community pharmacies in Pembrokeshire are taking part in the roll out of a health-screening scheme in conjunction with GPs and diet and exercise advisers.The scheme,first piloted in Neyland pharmacy {PJ,8 May,p572),involves pharmacists using a hand-held computer to calculate a patient's risk of coronary heart disease based on factors such as blood pressure and body mass index.The pharmacists offer counselling and lifestyle advice and will ask the patient to return for a follow-up visit as appropriate.Patients at high risk of coronary heart disease will be referred to their GP,or to a diet or exercise adviser.