Digital NHS health check to be launched across England in spring

Under the scheme, patients will have to carry out some tests on themselves at home, but will still have to have their blood pressure checked at a pharmacy. Photograph: MBI/Alamy

A digital NHS Health Check is to be rolled out across England from next spring, the government has announced, in an attempt to alleviate the pressure on GP surgeries.

The initiative will deliver 1m checks in the first four years, according to the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC).