MALCOLM MOSS, MP FOR
NORTH EAST CAMBRIDGESHIRE
MEETS MONTY PANESAR AT THE HOUSE OF
COMMONS IN A BID TO RAISE AWARENESS OF
HEART HEALTH
On Wednesday 23rd
January 2008,
Malcolm Moss
MP met bowler Monty Panesar,
who was at the House of Commons to raise
awareness of heart health and the
importance of early detection of cardio
vascular disease (CVD). The event was
organised by leading community pharmacy
chain, Lloydspharmacy and was attended
by over 60 MPs and Lords.
Malcolm Moss MP
heard how Lloydspharmacy – which
has been offering free diabetes testing
for almost 5 years – is making real
in-roads in the detection of CVD through
its new Cholesterol and Heart Check, and
about H-E-A-R-T UK’s Redlaces campaign
which is designed to prompt people to
look at their family’s heart history.
Malcolm Moss MP
said of the initiative, “There are
millions of people in the UK who are at
risk of developing cardio vascular
disease within the next ten years.
Screening tests such as Lloydspharmacy’s
Cholesterol and Heart Check are
therefore increasingly important in
identifying those most at risk; allowing
them to minimise their chances of CVD by
making lifestyle changes or, where
necessary, seeking treatment at an early
stage.
If
constituents take advantage of free
screening tests like this that are
available within the local community, it
will clearly have beneficial
consequences on their health as well as
an impact on local health services.”
Andy
Murdock, Lloydspharmacy’s Pharmacy
Director commented, “Lloydspharmacy
offers a range of services geared
towards disease prevention and
management, of which the Cholesterol and
Heart Check is our most recent. We are
delighted that
Malcolm
Moss MP attended the event to
hear about our services and more widely
the role that pharmacy can play in
improving access and enhancing public
health”
Cathy
Ratcliffe of H-E-A-R-T UK said
“H-E-A-R-T UK welcomes initiatives which
provide greater access to cholesterol
testing as part of high quality heart
risk assessment. Helping people to
better understand their own heart health
allows preventative measures to be taken
to avoid the trauma of unnecessary and
untimely illness and death.”
