The UK’s largest health research programme is launching new mobile clinics in Cumbria.
Our Future Health, a collaboration between the public sector, life sciences companies and leading UK health charities now has 210 clinics across the country.
Mobile clinics will visit car parks in Whitehaven and Workington. It already operates a clinic in Barrow in the Asda car park on Walney Road.
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.
Dr Raghib Ali, chief executive and chief medical officer of Our Future Health, said: “As a new year begins, we want to welcome even more people across the UK to take part in our programme.
“By taking part in Our Future Health, you’ll be providing health researchers with the information they need to make breakthrough discoveries about disease in the future. If your New Year’s resolution is to make a difference, joining Our Future Health is a quick and easy way to do that.”
Our Future Health was set up with funding from the UKRI Accelerating Detection of Disease Challenge, delivered by Innovate UK.
