Pharmacy2U said its new initiative will help test “100,000 workers for risk indicators of cardiovascular disease” and provide “follow-up information and support”, including “a pharmacist telephone consultation about the test results”.
It added that the “self-test digital cholesterol check kits” can be completed “in ten minutes at home, at your desk or on the move”.
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The Royal Mail is “one of the first” to join the programme and offer the health checks to “all its employees across the country”, P2U said.
The tests will measure “cholesterol and cardiovascular health”, allowing workers to use “a smartphone and finger-prick blood sample” to “complete a clinically validated assessment at home”, according to digital diagnostic partner PocDoc.
PocDoc also said patients will receive a “full cholesterol profile, body mass index score, NHS heart age and a 10 year risk assessment for heart attacks and strokes”.
They will be able to have a “pharmacist telephone consultation” about the results, with a “programme of healthy heart information and support” being delivered to participants for “over 8 to 10 weeks”, and the option of a second test also available.
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A 2025 study from Pharmacy2U found that “one in four Brits aged 40 to 74 have never had their cholesterol checked”.
It also investigated the “effectiveness of at-home cholesterol testing”, with the pharmacy “aiming to work with the NHS to adopt the digital first clinical pathway as an NHS service”.
Pharmacy2U chief executive Kevin Heath said bringing cardiovascular testing into the workplace “makes it easier for people to access checks without taking extra time out of their day.”
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PocDoc founder and chief executive Steve Roest said “too many people are still missing opportunities to identify cardiovascular risk early, often because traditional testing pathways can feel inconvenient or inaccessible”.
He expressed that the programme is “significant” due to the “scale”, as “workplace health initiatives are often fragmented or limited in reach, but this programme has the potential to become the largest corporate cardiovascular screening initiative ever delivered in the UK”.
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Earlier this month, Pharmacy2U unveiled a “dedicated” women’s health hub which offers products, education and support “to help people navigate signs of menopause”.
It highlights “the 48 recognised signs of menopause”, and provides “curated product ranges” and “education and guidance”.
The online pharmacy also became the lead sponsor of ITV’s Loose Women last month, with Pharmacy2U chief marketing officer Glyn Williams calling it “a natural fit”.
