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Changes to NHS health checks must be evidence based and beneficial, say GPs

BMJ 2019; 366 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.l5201 (Published 16 August 2019) Cite this as: BMJ 2019;366:l5201

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Re: Changes to NHS health checks must be evidence based and beneficial, say GPs

A new, updated, Cochrane systematic review concluded that all examined general health checks in adults were not reducing morbidity and mortality from disease.
Reference
https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD009009.pub3/...

Competing interests: No competing interests

16 August 2019
Stavros Saripanidis
Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Thessaloniki, Greece