Under the plans, over-40s will now be able to access the potentially lifesaving checks in venues like barbershops, mosques and working men’s clubs in England
Millions of men are to be offered blood pressure checks in barbershops after new research shows they face double the heart attack risk of women.
The NHS is launching the major drive as the results of a 22-year study of 20,000 Brits reveal the extent men are in greater heart danger. Under the plans, over-40s will now be able to access the potentially lifesaving checks in venues like barbershops, mosques and working men’s clubs in England.
The findings, presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress in Amsterdam, identified the impact of sex on heart risk after controlling for other factors such as diet and exercise.
Every year there are 100,000 hospital admissions in Britain due to heart attacks â one every five minutes. The NHS projects the new pop-up blood pressure check units in businesses and community venues will prevent 113 heart attacks and strokes every month.