(The Telegraph via MSN) – Are you too busy to go to the doctor’s, or just don’t see it as a priority? As of next year, thousands of people will no longer have an excuse: the doctor’s will be coming to them, armed with a set of scales.

A free health check to assess the risk of preventable disease in people over 40 already exists at GP surgeries. But the Government recently announced a new health screening, aimed at male-dominated industries such as engineering and construction, where employees have traditionally been less likely to volunteer for the existing programme. (Read More)