Unveiling of Health screening plans 

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Patients in England will be offered screening for early signs of heart disease, stroke and kidney disease, Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said.

He said he wanted a more "personalised" NHS with a bigger focus on prevention.

Doctors' representatives accused the PM of "inconsistency" because of recent cuts to funding for such conditions.

The plan comes as Mr Brown seeks to regain the political initiative and counter David Cameron's bid to claim the Tories are the party of the NHS.

In a speech in London Mr Brown outlined plans for more diagnostic tests in GP surgeries, such as blood tests, electro-cardiograms and ultrasounds to cut waiting times.

Read the whole Health Screening Plans article here.