Blood test now offered at pharmacies to detect ‘ticking timebomb’ high cholesterol

The NHS is expanding a scheme to offer a pin prick blood test which tells whether you have dangerous high cholesterol in just seven minutes while you wait

Checks at pharmacies for people aged 40 to 84 are aimed at identifying those at risk of heart attack or stroke The NHS in England is to offer free finger-prick blood tests for cholesterol on the high street for the first time under plans to reduce heart disease and stroke deaths by a quarter within the next decade. The