Cumbria Health and PocDoc to deliver more than 9,000 Health Checks in workplaces across the Northwest of England as part of nationally commissioned prevention programme

PocDoc is thrilled to be partnering with Cumbria Health to deliver 9,000+ health checks to workplaces across the Northwest of England as part of a nationally commissioned programme of cardiovascular disease prevention led by the Department of Health.

Through a combination of in-person and home-testing kits sent out to employees’ homes, Cumbria Health will be revolutionizing patient access to preventative testing for cardiovascular diseases in the workplace, using PocDoc tests.

Cumbria is one of the UK’s most rural and sparsely populated areas, with patients citing long travel distances and difficult public transport as reasons for not attending appointments at the GP, including their NHS Health Check.

PocDoc’s Healthy Heart Check:

The Healthy Heart Check, developed by partners PocDoc, uses Microfludic Assay technology, the company’s patented HUESnap® AI platform and a smartphone to provide patients with an NHS-equivalent cardiovascular screening at home, or in-situ, without needing to visit a GP.

The nationally funded programme will operate alongside the existing in-person NHS Health Check and is expected to contribute to an additional one million checks over four years across the UK, while easing pressure on GP surgeries.

The PocDoc app and digital pathway collects all the information needed for the Healthy Heart Check within ten minutes, including a full lipid panel, QRISK score (including NHS Heart Age and 10 risk of having a Cardiovascular event), blood pressure and BMI. The app displays all results, including blood marker values, in a health dashboard in line with NHS clinical guidelines.

Patients will be offered the free option to discuss their results with a clinician if they wish, where they will be offered lifestyle advice and resources to help patients understand their results. Referrals to GPs will only be made if further tests and treatment are needed, or results indicate more urgent care is needed, helping to reduce demand on GP services.

A note from Richard McGregor, Head of Digital and Performance at Cumbria Health

We are excited to be partnering with PocDoc on the delivery of Health Checks in workplaces across Cumbria. As the only provider in the North of England using a digital solution for this programme, this partnership strengthens our commitment to improving the health and well-being of our population. By working with innovative organisations like PocDoc, we ensure that we’re using the latest technology to meet the needs of our communities and provide accessible, efficient and proactive health services in a modern and effective way.

Steve Roest, CEO at PocDoc, says:

“PocDoc is thrilled to be delivering this major piece of nationally commissioned work and leading from the front with our partners, Cumbria Health, to make “predict and prevent” the future of care within the NHS across the UK. Cumbria Health are one of the leading providers of care across the North of England and we’re proud to be partnering with them on this contract.”

Who is Cumbria Health? 

Cumbria Health is a trusted healthcare provider, formerly known as CHoC, delivering primary health care services within and out of hours to the population of Cumbria and beyond. Cumbria Health originated as an out of hours primary health care provider in 1996, going on to cover a population of approximately 500,000 people, 365 days a year across Cumbria.

Cumbria Health has a network of 6 GP Practices across Cumbria, ensuring rural communities can access reliable and high-quality primary care services close to home. Cumbria Health are at the forefront of innovation in healthcare, using technology-enabled solutions to better care for our patients, their families and communities. Cumbria Health provide every patient with responsive, high quality and forward-thinking health care and have strong relationships with other health providers, such as PocDoc, to connect with local communities and their needs.