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| A new screening programme in England for early signs of heart disease, stroke, kidney disease and diabetes is being announced by Gordon Brown. | |
| Such conditions affect about 6m Britons and at-risk patients could be screened by their GP or by a private contractor. | Such conditions affect about 6m Britons and at-risk patients could be screened by their GP or by a private contractor. |
| Ahead of his first major speech on the NHS since becoming prime minister, Mr Brown said he wanted a more "personal and preventative health service". | |
| He is also outlining plans for more diagnostic tests in GP surgeries. | |
| These will include blood tests, electro-cardiograms (ECGs) and ultrasounds, in a bid to meet the government's target of a maximum 18-week waiting time from diagnosis to treatment. | These will include blood tests, electro-cardiograms (ECGs) and ultrasounds, in a bid to meet the government's target of a maximum 18-week waiting time from diagnosis to treatment. |
| It remains one of the most trusted organisations in British society, its doctors, nurses and staff recognised by everyone as a force for good in our country. Gordon Brown | It remains one of the most trusted organisations in British society, its doctors, nurses and staff recognised by everyone as a force for good in our country. Gordon Brown |
| Speaking to an audience of health professionals in London on Monday, he will say: "A more personal and preventative service will be one that intervenes earlier, with more information and control put more quickly into the hands of patient and clinician. | Speaking to an audience of health professionals in London on Monday, he will say: "A more personal and preventative service will be one that intervenes earlier, with more information and control put more quickly into the hands of patient and clinician. |
| "Over time, everyone in Britain will have access to the right preventative health check-up." | "Over time, everyone in Britain will have access to the right preventative health check-up." |
| He will say: "There will soon be check-ups on offer to monitor for heart disease, strokes, diabetes and kidney disease - conditions which affect the lives of 6.2 million people, cause 200,000 deaths each year and account for a fifth of all hospital admissions." | He will say: "There will soon be check-ups on offer to monitor for heart disease, strokes, diabetes and kidney disease - conditions which affect the lives of 6.2 million people, cause 200,000 deaths each year and account for a fifth of all hospital admissions." |
| NHS 'renewal' | NHS 'renewal' |
| Vascular screening, to be introduced this year or early in 2009, will include a series of blood, fat and sugar tests in GP surgeries. | Vascular screening, to be introduced this year or early in 2009, will include a series of blood, fat and sugar tests in GP surgeries. |
| One test for early abdominal aortic aneurysm - the weakening of the main artery from heart to abdomen - could save as many as 1,600 lives each year, Mr Brown will say. | One test for early abdominal aortic aneurysm - the weakening of the main artery from heart to abdomen - could save as many as 1,600 lives each year, Mr Brown will say. |
| He will emphasise that "renewal" of the NHS will be the government's highest priority. | He will emphasise that "renewal" of the NHS will be the government's highest priority. |
| "It remains one of the most trusted organisations in British society, its doctors, nurses and staff recognised by everyone as a force for good in our country." | "It remains one of the most trusted organisations in British society, its doctors, nurses and staff recognised by everyone as a force for good in our country." |
| He will add that the aim is "deeper and wider reform" to create an NHS "that is here for all of us but personal to each of us". | He will add that the aim is "deeper and wider reform" to create an NHS "that is here for all of us but personal to each of us". |
| His speech comes after he said on Sunday that in the future all patients entering NHS hospitals in England would be screened for MRSA and Clostridium difficile. | His speech comes after he said on Sunday that in the future all patients entering NHS hospitals in England would be screened for MRSA and Clostridium difficile. |
| Mr Brown told BBC One's Andrew Marr Show that tackling hospital-acquired infections was an "absolute priority". | Mr Brown told BBC One's Andrew Marr Show that tackling hospital-acquired infections was an "absolute priority". |
| But shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley said: "Infections are a major problem in our hospitals. Gordon Brown's one-off gimmicks won't solve this." | But shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley said: "Infections are a major problem in our hospitals. Gordon Brown's one-off gimmicks won't solve this." |