THE UK’s largest health research programme, Our Future Health, is offering appointments in Bodmin in April, with 212 clinics in total across the UK.

The mobile clinic will visit the Priory Car Park in Bodmin, where it will be open until May 9 for people to book appointments to join the programme.

The Our Future Health clinic have also visited Liskeard and Truro.

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.

Even if you don’t live near an Our Future Health clinic, you can still be part of the programme. By signing up and completing the questionnaire, you’ll be providing researchers with valuable health information, such as ethnicity and family history of diseases, which is essential for building a better understanding of health in the UK.

Dr Raghib Ali, Chief Executive and Chief Medical Officer of Our Future Health, said: “Over 2.3 million people have already signed up to Our Future Health to help researchers make discoveries about diseases. We want everyone in the UK to have the chance to contribute to how we can better prevent and treat conditions like cancer, heart disease and stroke. I’d encourage everyone to get involved, especially if you’ve never done anything like this before.”

Our Future Health is rolling out on a region-by-region basis to invite adults across the UK to join the programme. Volunteers who don’t live near a location where Our Future Health appointments are currently available can join now at ourfuturehealth.org.uk and be notified when new appointment locations become available.

New locations will be announced on the Our Future Health website and social media channels. 

Our Future Health is an ambitious collaboration between the public sector, life sciences companies and leading UK health charities including: Action Against Age-related Macular Degeneration, Alzheimer’s Research UK, Alzheimer’s Society, Asthma + Lung UK, Blood Cancer UK, Brain Tumour Research, Breast Cancer Now, British Heart Foundation,Cancer Research UK, Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland, DEBRA, Diabetes UK, Fight for Sight, Glaucoma UK, Kidney Research UK, LifeArc, Macular Society, MQ, Pancreatic Cancer UK, Parkinson’s UK, Prostate Cancer Research,Prostate Cancer UK, Royal Osteoporosis Society, Stroke Association, and Versus Arthritis.