Screening must be backed by treatment | The Guardian | The Guardian Unlimited - 9th January 2008

We warmly welcome the prime minister's announcement that a screening programme for heart disease, stroke and diabetes is to be introduced in England and Wales (PM 'failed to consult doctors' over health screening plan, January 8). However, if this announcement is to have a real health impact then it is important that the programme is based on the existing best-practice guidelines for vascular screening, produced by the Joint British Societies, and that it focuses on those groups at the highest risk of developing cardiovascular disease, such as the over-40s.

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