We want to say a huge thank you to all the local businesses and partners that supported the Eastern Vale Healthy Lifestyle Event on the 26th October.
Cardiff and Vale Regional Innovation Coordination Hub, in collaboration with Eastern Vale Primary Care Cluster, offered patients in Eastern Vale unprecedented access to free health assessments and advice at this community centred healthy lifestyle event in Penarth. The aim of the project was to implement health
prevention strategies and give healthy lifestyle advice aimed at targeting the root cause of ill health before it has taken hold. Patients were also offered direct access to services that would normally need GP referral, including blood pressure, cholesterol and pre/diabetes screening.
The event encouraged new collaborations in the community bringing together primary care, secondary care, allied health services, third sector organisations and local businesses with the aim of addressing the determinants of health as road-mapped by the government’s adopted Labonte model, ensuring equity of healthcare to all those who live within the Eastern Vale Cluster locality aged 18 and over
The event was a great success with attendees receiving results on the day:
76% of those attending the event received clinical testing
63% of those were found to have abnormal results
6% were found with hidden serious conditions
Follow up clinic appointments are now being organised for those patients
See the write up of the day for more information.