ACHIEVE study

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Digital and remote ‘health check’ screening for cardiovascular disease in a workplace setting; a cohort study Short title: ACHIEVE study (Assessment of Cardiovascular Health – Individual EValuative Exercise)

• IRAS ID

  360452

• Contact name

  Stacey Fisher

• Contact email

  stacey.fisher@ncic.nhs.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

• Duration of Study in the UK

  1 years, 0 months, 31 days

• Research summary

  "Prevention is better than cure" is an old saying which continues to apply today. For this purpose, the National Health Service (NHS) introduced the NHS Health Check for patients aged 40-74 back in 2009. The intention is to detect any health conditions early, like high blood pressure or high cholesterol, to then tackle them with lifestyle advice and medication. In recent years initiatives have looked at improving patient attendance rates and reduce costs, both of which are an issue in the NHS. One example, proven to be successful outside the UK, is to introduce a Health Check in the workplace. To make the health check process more cost effective and quicker, others have looked at an at-home rather than in-person check-up.
  There is a lack in evidence concerning the effectiveness of a digital, remote approach of people / patients conducting health checks via the workplace route. If participation rates are high, and appropriate follow-up of cases - where (medical) intervention is indicated - takes place, then this could potentially be an alternative to the traditional in-person NHS Health Check. This present ACHIEVE study looks to recruit from a cohort of 4,500 people who, as employees, had a health check-up in a remote and digital manner using a point-of-care test to measure their heart health. By repeating the health check process a year later, the impact of the initial scheme can be determined. The PocDoc Healthy Heart check that is used gives information on blood lipids/cholesterol and the risk of heart attack and stroke. The safety of how any initial significant baseline findings was acted on a year ago during testing (for example, if someone was found to have really high cholesterol levels) will also be evaluated.
  

• REC name

  London - Fulham Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  25/PR/1602

• Date of REC Opinion

  24 Nov 2025

• REC opinion

  Favourable Opinion