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The NHS is encouraging people to check their risk using the Know Your Risk online tool, by asking their GP, or through a free NHS health check if aged 40 to 74.

Her own overdue health checks and tests are barely an afterthought.

"There's good evidence from gender-responsive programmes in mental health, cancer care, and health checks showing this consistently," he says.

"Someone working in construction or on an industrial estate will find it very difficult to take time off whether that's for a health check or to go and see their GP."

The centre, which offers a range of health checks and scans, was opened in 2022 under the last Conservative government.