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Went to the mobile clinic near tooting lido for my appointment. Quick and easy. I was so happy, Elizabeth, one of the trained staff managed to take my bloods without any problems. I've been butchered many times and told I've got very thin veins!! Elizabeth carried out all the necessary tests and readings quickly and efficiently. She was friendly and explained how the results were going to be used for research. £10 voucher I will donate to Future research charity.

Wrong cholesterol readings provided - by a huge margin! I went straight to my GP and got another test - OFH - cholesterol 5.74 - GP test 4.5 OFH triglycerides 5.24!! ( heart attack figures) GP 0.8.
The worry caused by OFH as a result was horrendous. Very dismissive when called to raise this as a concern. My worry is already busy GP’s will be getting more requests from patients to have bloods retaken.

Decided to join, got to step 1 and found the questions extremely Woking.
Decided the scheme was not for and to withdraw.
That appears to be an impossible task. I complete the withdrawal on line then told to phone them. I am told to login again. Going round in circles.

I was given an appointment at the Evesham Centre. I arrived at a large caravan ahead of my appointed time. The directions to the Centre, which was at the end of a long car park, were non-existent. There was a reception desk just inside the door. The receptionist was doing something particularly interesting on her mobile and ignored me for several minutes. When she spotted me she asked my name which she seemed to find difficult to comprehend. When we got over that hurdle she took an envelope off a pile, gave it to me, and told me to take seat. There was no explanation as to what the envelope was for so I opened it and found a form with questions about measurements, many of which I had filled in on-line. Was I supposed to fill the form in again? I didn't have a pen so before I had time think too much about it a nurse called me in to a cubicle. Then it seemed the nurse should have called someone else before me. When that problem had been sorted the process was very easy and the nurse was very pleasant and explained everything very clearly.
I have given three stars because I feel that the receptionist failed completely. There was no pleasant welcome with a smile just a sullen look. When I give my time to something like this, pleasantness should be high on the receptionists agenda.

all procedures were explained thoroughly before each step, the attending nurse was very kind and informed on the process for any questions i had.

Absolute waste of time. Wife and I completed the online survey and booked the appointment with Boots for the blood test etc. The only available Boots was in Ipswich town centre so we drove into town for this. Only 36 minutes before the appointment we both got texts to inform us that our appointments had been cancelled. This was too short notice as we were already heading into town and did not read the texts until after we had parked the car so we wasted time, petrol money and car parking fees. We were so annoyed that we went into Boots anyway to discuss. The Our Future Health staff member was there faffing about and informed us that he had done 2 appointments already but all others were cancelled for the day. He refused to give a reason. We informed him that they had wasted our time and money and that we would not be rebooking. The whole experience has been a complete waste of time as they do not even have the decency to give at least an hours notice that our appointments had been cancelled. The least they could do is to reimburse us for our wasted time and money.

This is a legitimate and worthwhile project and it requires participants to have an altruistic attitude. The many negative comments motivated me to research the project thoroughly. I went ahead and my visit went very smoothly. If you want to help the transition to a technology and data led health service that focuses on identifying health risks before they affect our quality of life then go ahead and get involved.

It took a month or so to find a clinic in easy travelling distance. Once found, a twenty minute bus ride and the clinic quickly booked me in. The whole thing was over in under twenty minutes and I was told my blood sugar and cholesterol levels were fine - very reassuring. I am informed that GPs are too busy to do these checks and booking an appointment is near impossible with the new on-line booking service. Nothing can beat a check up by an experienced GP who can often spot hidden health issues. However this service is still worthwhile signing up for as it can pick up a variety of health problems like blood pressure, sugar levels and high cholesterol. It would be better if the results were sent to your local GP practice, however given data protection regulations, this is probably a big ask

I would keep well away. This is essentially a fishing exercise for pharmaceuticals et al that the NHS has unsurprisingly lent its logo to so that a few NHS consultants can get some more cash. These organisations hide behind 'charity' or 'foundation' labels but, essentially, they want your private information for their own purposes which aren't really going to be altruistic.

They cancelled mine and my partners appointment 1 minute before the appointment. Will not be booking again and would advise anyone else not to bother

Invite through the door somewhat sceptical but saw piece on BBC web site. Enrolled answered questionnaire which took 20 minutes booked appointment for two of us. Received email confirmation reminders and turned up for appointment. Train station car park parking ticket paid for, 20 minutes with lovely person who took blood, reported back on result of finger blood sample and left very happy. Arrived home two £10 gift vouchers one for me and one for my partner from web site. Overall very pleased with our experience and would encourage others to take part.

Yet another company attempting to acquire your personal data on the cheap, using the NHS logo as a façade. I deleted my account immediately after signing up, without providing any samples.

It’s not a scam. It is a personal decision about whether you want to sell personal date to UK and International companies (including US healthcare and insurance) for £10. The one star reflects my thinking.

Arranged for an Appointment in Boots chemist in Speke Liverpool for today and cannot find any fault with the consultation. Went in spot on time and the person I saw explained everything about what was going to happen. At the end of consultation I was told all of the results and received everything also in writing.
Reading these reviews after my consultation I would have had doubts about joining but my experience has been first class and would recommend it. Perhaps I was one of the fortunate ones.....

I felt very let down by this. I spent a whole lot of time filling out the online questionnaire and giving lots of personal information. I went to my appointment only to be told they could not take my blood from my lower arm, wrist or hand where I usually have this taken. On no part of the info was this stated as it could have saved me a whole lot of time and revealing of personal information. I cannot have it taken from the crook of my arm as I faint. You have not informed people and now, despite putting in time and effort I cannot claim my £10 voucher as promised! Also, I think this information could be better used to scan for levels of harm in the blood and for cancer etc so feel the time taken could be put to more efficient use. I will now be forced to withdraw but so annoyed you wasted my time with misinformation.

Firstly I don’t think OFH is a scam, just very badly organised. Arrived for appointment yesterday in Boots Canterbury to be told by staff, appointment had been cancelled so on checking my email yes, just a few hours before, by then I was at the appointment
Was told by staff all Appointments were cancelled last week also.
I’m surprised a respected high street store such as Boots is participating in this at all.
I regret sending my personal information especially when thinking was for a good cause.

My partner and I went to our appointment in Boots, Newark.
The following is not a reflection on Boots, but perhaps they ought to know!
The assistants tried once in each arm to get blood from my partner, and then blamed her for having a cup of tea as the reason they failed.
When the other assistant came in, they had a conversation and the words were ‘I’ve stabbed her twice, and can’t do it again’.
This was repeated a couple of times, with the word ‘stabbed’ used each time!
When my time came, I refused the blood test …… no surprise there.
I have tried to complain a couple of times and no-one is interested.

Got the letter through the post and it looks like an official NHS letter asking about research. I scanned the QR code and read the bumf. Why do they want to give me cash for some blood?
When signing up, you have to consent to:
Researchers approved to access and store the information collected by Our Future Health could be from academic organisations, charities or companies, in the UK or overseas

Sceptic in me thinks American pharma, insurance companies etc.

I’m all for research, but not this one, thanks

I had a confirmed appointment at Boots Queensgate Peterborough for today 28th June (both email and text confirmation)......only problem was the surgery was closed. No contact from them to change the appointment.

There was a notice on the door stating when the surgery was open and closed. It also said the surgery was moving to a new location.

Utter shambles.

The excuse is going to be "oh we are moving, sorry we did not contact you"

So I then phoned the new surgery and asked for a new appointment......"Sorry they say we have no record of you"

By now I have come to the conclusion that OFH is managed by a bunch of amateurs.

Even worse..........the internet booking system is still offering appointments on dates when the surgery is closed.

Several people turned up while I was there..........I feel sorry for the old guy who probably had come down on the bus; an appalling way to support the community.

I have now asked them to delete my record, but who knows. No confirmation from them of any action taken.

I had a reply from TM of OFH yesterday to say that the practice was closed for lunch, so I sent them a photo of the opening times on the surgery door. For the date in question the practice was closed.

"After careful investigation, we found that appointments took place on the day apart from staff’s lunch break which for Our Future Health assessments is between 1pm and 2pm"

I give up

Mike Bowthorpe

Absolutely pointless. BP, height, weight, waist and cholesterol. Big deal. Hardly going to tell me something I don't know or couldn't work out or find out from my watch. Blood only gets tested for cholesterol - no fancy cancer risk markers (which is why I was interested). Everyone knows surely by now that being overweight, smoking, drinking, not moving and eating a poor diet increases your risk of getting almost all non contagious diseases. Rubbish.