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My name is Craig Wilmott and I'm the Marketing Executive at Life Line Screening. I want to address some of the questions and concerns in this thread.
There's lots of debate about the benefits of health screening. We think it's better to try and understand as much about your health as possible, rather than remain in the dark, and health screening is an effective means of achieving this. There are many different types of health screenings available but ours focuses on cardiovascular health. By understanding your cardiovascular risks you can take measures to help prevent serious illnesses such as stroke and heart disease occurring. Previous customers have also reported making healthier lifestyle choices following their screenings such as eating a healthier diet, stopping smoking or taking more exercise.
The NHS's AAA pilot scheme is currently only available to men over 65 in certain areas of the UK. We think it's really positive step and are totally behind it, we just hope the public sector cuts won't see the scheme withdrawn or scaled down.
We exist to offer people another choice. You can't walk into your GP and schedule these tests without symptoms but why wait for symptoms to occur? Why not spot them before hand and take action to prevent symptoms? Public health policy in the UK is too focused on diagnosing illnesses from symptoms. We think the focus should be on prevention and encouraging people to make healthier lifestyle choices.
Take a look at the Office of National Statistics for information about the level of cardiovascular disease in this country. Or the World Health Organisation's website for a picture on the global stage. It's a serious problem on a massive scale and although it doesn't make for 'comfortable' reading the evidence is there for all to see. The choice on whether to face these things or ignore them is of course down to the individual.
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