Our Future Health, the UK’s largest health research programme, is offering appointments in 16 new locations including Warrington.
Our Future Health mobile clinics will visit car parks in Barnstaple, Batley, Bristol Fishponds, Bury St Edmunds, Cockfosters, Corby, Dewsbury, Melton Mowbray, north Middlesbrough, Skipton, Swindon, Truro, Warrington and Whitstable.
As part of a partnership with Tesco, Our Future Health is also opening two new clinics within Tesco stores in Hexham and West Durrington. They are also opening pop-up clinics for walk-in appointments this month, which will be at Deptford Market and East Ham.
Clinic locations can be viewed on an interactive map here.
Our Future Health aims to transform the prevention, detection and treatment of conditions such as dementia, cancer, diabetes, heart disease, asthma and stroke. With up to five million volunteers right across the UK, the goal is to create one of the most detailed pictures ever of people’s health.
At their clinic appointment, as well as having a blood sample and some physical measurements taken, volunteers will be offered information about their own health, including their blood pressure. In the future, volunteers will also be given the option to receive feedback about their risk of some diseases and have the opportunity to take part in cutting-edge research studies.
Our Future Health is sending invitation letters to people who live near the new clinics. However, you don’t need an invitation to take part. Anyone over the age of 18 can join by signing up online at ourfuturehealth.org.uk, completing an online health questionnaire, and booking a short clinic appointment.
Even if you don’t live near a clinic, you can still be part of the programme. By signing up and completing the questionnaire, you’ll be providing researchers with valuable health information, such as ethnicity and family history of diseases, which is essential for building a better understanding of health in the UK.
Dr Raghib Ali, Chief Executive and Chief Medical Officer of Our Future Health, said: “Taking part in Our Future Health is a way to represent your community in discoveries about diseases and improve the future of healthcare. We want people from all backgrounds to take part, so that everyone can benefit. By volunteering, you’ll be helping people live longer, healthier lives through health research.”
Our Future Health is rolling out on a region-by-region basis to invite adults across the UK to join the programme. Volunteers who don’t live near a location where Our Future Health appointments are currently available can join now at ourfuturehealth.org.uk and be notified when new appointment locations become available.
New locations will be announced on the Our Future Health website and social media channels.
