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<p>This information is not held by the Department or NHS England, as general practitioner
(GP) and pharmacy contracts do not mandate pulse checks as part of the existing GP
and pharmacy enhanced services for people over 65.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>However,
in England all local authorities are required to offer the NHS Health Check programme,
with the large majority commissioning general practice to provide them on their behalf.
Between 2014 and 2018 more than 15 million people aged 40-74 will be eligible for
an NHS Health Check. The programme’s best practice guidance recommends that a pulse
check is carried out as part of the process of taking a blood pressure reading, and
those individuals who are found to have an irregular pulse rhythm should be referred
for further investigation.</p>
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