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Avricore Health's HealthTab(TM) Platform Expands to North Central London in Groundbreaking NHS Pharmacy-Led Cardiovascular Project
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AVRICORE HEALTH INC. (TSXV: AV...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Avricore Health’s HealthTab™ Platform Expands to North Central London in Groundbreaking NHS Pharmacy-Led Cardiovascular Project\n\n\n\n VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --\n \n AVRICORE HEALTH INC.\n \n (TSXV: AVCR) (the \"\n \n Company\n \n \" or “\n \n Avricore\n \n ”) is pleased to announce the expansion of its HealthTab™ platform into pharmacies in North Central London—making it the second NHS Integrated Care Board (ICB), after North East London, to join this groundbreaking initiative aimed at tackling health inequalities through cholesterol screening. Six (6) new HealthTab™ systems were deployed in this phase, expanding the UK network to thirteen participating pharmacies.\n \n\n The North Central London expansion will bring HealthTab™ to even more patients, with a continued focus on underserved populations and reducing health disparities. By expanding access to preventative testing, the program supports the UK’s broader vision for a more agile and accessible healthcare system.\n \n\n “This initiative is fundamentally changing how healthcare is delivered,” said Rodger Seccombe, CEO of Avricore Health. “By empowering pharmacists to take a leading role in chronic disease prevention and patient care, we’re making healthcare more effective, more accessible, and more responsive to the needs of both patients and providers.”\n \n\n This next phase also represents significant momentum in the UK’s efforts to transform community pharmacies into accessible hubs for chronic disease prevention and management.\n \n\n “Building on the success of our work in North East London, we’re proud to see this innovative model expand into our neighbouring ICB. By integrating specialist cardiovascular expertise into neighbourhood health teams and community pharmacies, we are enabling earlier detection, timely intervention, and more equitable care. This is a critical step in transforming how we prevent and manage cardiovascular disease—bringing prevention closer to people’s homes and embedding specialist support where it can have the greatest impact,” said Professor Riyaz Patel, Clinical lead for Prevention, Barts Health NHS Trust and Professor of Cardiovascular Prevention at Univers...