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I saw the NHS logo and assumed this was a genuine NHS initiative, so I went ahead and gave a blood sample. The appointment took place in a Boots pharmacy, and although something felt slightly off, I didn’t question it at the time.

I was then asked to complete an online questionnaire, and that’s when alarm bells started ringing. Why would they need to know how many cars are in my household, who uses them, or what type of central heating I have? This has nothing to do with medical research and felt much more like data harvesting than healthcare.

In the end, I chose not to complete the questionnaire as it felt too risky. I was later sent an email reminding me to fill it in and offering £10 as an incentive, which made the whole thing feel even more dubious.

I am very concerned about how my information may be used and whether it will be shared with third-party companies. Blood donation is supposed to be anonymous, yet my sample was clearly linked to my full personal details (name, address, date of birth, etc.). I deeply regret taking part and hope this well-intentioned action will not come back to bite me.

Overall, the process felt misleading and, in my view, barely legal.

I received a letter inviting my household to join Our Future Health, covered in NHS branding, so it looked completely legitimate. I started signing up but paused to research the organisation - and I’m glad I did.

The project aims to improve early detection of diseases, which is a positive goal. However, there are some important things people should know before handing over their data:

- The programme is funded not just by government but also by major pharmaceutical companies.
- The chair of the organisation has significant shareholdings in one of those companies, which has raised conflict‑of‑interest concerns.
- Investigations by medical and ethics experts have questioned the level of industry involvement and how data may be used.
- Despite the NHS branding, the project is not run by the NHS - it’s a separate charity and company.

I’m not saying it’s a scam, but the branding gives a very NHS‑official impression that doesn’t match the full picture. Personally, I’m not comfortable sharing sensitive health and genetic data under these circumstances.

If you’re considering taking part, I’d strongly recommend doing your own research first. For me, the risks outweighed the benefits.

I started to complete the questionnaire but thought I'd check out the company first. The letterhead is misleading making you think this is for the NHS but it's not.
It seems to be a covert way of getting people's personal information.
I've reported this to
Action Fraud. Best to be safe.

Professional service

Had an appointment for the blood test part of the participation at a Boots store with, understandably, limited availability. I arrived at the store and saw a member of the dispensing staff who was one of the first members of a team I could see who was free, I told them explicitly that I have an appointment for Our Future Health whilst showing them my email reminder. They said that they had no record of an appointment and didn't even seem to know what OFH was, he said to come back after the pharmacist was back from lunch, weird but okay?! Maybe they're the ones doing the tests (For context the person behind the pharmacy counter said he was covering from another store).
Upon the pharmacists return I was told that there was a separate area for Our Future Health and to wait for them their. At this point it was 30 mins of waiting post appointment time. The pharmacist (who was lovely to be fair) came back a little while later to tell me that OFH person actually just started their lunch so wouldn't be back for an hour and they may be able to squeeze me in somewhen later or I'll have to reschedule for another day. They can't see their diary so honestly had no idea but was completely upfront about this.
If this is the future of more privatisation of the NHS, god help us.
Signage or maybe telling the staff working closest to the OFH area that it even exists would be an improvement.

Intrusive and repetitive questionaire.
Not enough information about why certain questions are necessary, which might have made the difference between answering or not.

I went on the 5th of this month, got there 10 mins early I was last of the day they said good job you got here we was just gonna go before my appointment time. Then getting in and out of that van was hard as I’m disabled terrible set up. Today I claimed my voucher you have 14 days I had 2 left and picked Just Eat and my voucher expires today already what the hell I will not take part again. It’s wasn’t easy getting there with my condition but the service etc and no respect for people that have agreed to help is shocking. If I could give zero stars I would.

My whole street were sent applications in the post ,no names attached,to sign up to this 'NHS' check up. I nearly fell for it but then realised if it was really genuine my requests would probably come through my Doctor's surgery and not a 'fishing net'. I tore it up,there's a catch somewhere.

The caravan had an enormous step with which I struggled but when i pointed this out to the nurse she ignored my comment. Her attitude was very offhand. She measured my height at 5’ 3 1/2” but I am 5’5”, maybe she converted it from cms inaccurately. I queried it but was again ignored. Won’t be taking part in future

Visited the mobile clinic at my local supermarket a few months ago. According to them my blood pressure was around 180 which was dangerously high. I am usually around the average of 120. I was so worried that I had it checked at my doctors a week later - Sure enough it was around its usual 120.

I went to a mobile Our Future Health test centre in a supermarket car park. There were two high steps from the ground into the van with no handrails and no offer of help to enter the vehicle. I am in my 70s with reduced mobility and I wrenched my back getting in.
The man taking measurements had an unhelpful manner, being brusque to the point of rudeness. I felt I was being treated like an object rather than a person.
When he came to take blood, he tied a piece of rubber tightly around my upper arm: this hurt and achieved nothing - no-one has done this before when taking blood from me. I did not let him take any blood because by this time I felt I could not trust the man's competency. Safe access to the vehicle had not been provided and I felt that if such a basic mistake had been made, there could be other more serious mistakes made.
I left the vehicle, made my views known to the staff and will be withdrawing from the programme.

I completed the questionnaire and attended the appointment. The questionnaire is in depth and understandably some would feel uncomfortable and suspicious about providing sensitive information. I suggest they ask about finances to ascertain if a low income or poor housing conditions mean that people are more likely to suffer from particular health conditions. The appointment is to gather research data about the nation's health in order to predict where research should be focused in the future. It is not designed to diagnose the individual's state of health (although I personally found it useful to be weighed and measured and to consider the possible health implications of being a little out of shape). I have since then received information on how the research data has been employed. I feel this is an important study and am happy to be involved in it. Plus received a £10 voucher - which I used without problem.

Very concerning. Avoid avoid avoid! With the current state of the NHS i can see that people will be enticed to take part in order to get a check up. But your data is not shared to better your own health. Just like the latest partnership of NHS with Palantir - actively involved in a gen o cide. Dont trust just because it has the NHS logo! Infact if you were inadvertantly being part of mass experimentation or harmful exposure - which many medical research companies have done to their populations over the years -(in the absence of a working healthcare system!!!) this would be their way of collecting the data! Be warey and do your due dilligence. If you health was a concern, the NHS would be an accessible service. Instead questionable companies are mining your data!

Part way through filling in questionaire. MOST questions so far have nothing to do with health. What are they intending to do with this intrusive data? I am withdrawing.

I recently completed my questioner and had my blood test and measurements at Poole Boots and had a good experience, the nurse was very helpful and knowledgeable.
Was pleased to participate.
No intrusive personal or financial information was requested.

I signed up for this in February. The only test centre anywhere near me had a limited number of days for testing, which coincided with my being away on holiday. Since then I have checked regularly, but the nearest test centre has been 60 miles away. I never go near to any of the proposed test centre locations, so have decided to give up on this and withdraw from the project.

When the tourniquet used to take my blood pressure was applied, it was with much greater force than at any previous tests that I had attended. The result was that I was adjudged to have high blood pressure. But when (as advised) I obtained a second reading a few days afterwards, my blood pressure was found to be normal.

I too got the letter

No return address and an over familiar tone

( How I hate strangers using given names )

My opinion of Bell has gone right down

I'm off to my GP to ask if they had a hand in releasing my personal details

Do make sure you opt out of data sharing asap - go to the NHS website and fill in their forms - one needs printing off and dropping off at the local surgery the other can be completed in minutes

Let's scotch this nonsense now

If you fall for this information grabbing private company...it's your fault and nobody elses!!

I have only just signed up for Our Future Health. So this isn't really a review. (I'll update my score and opinion when I have had a full experience of their service)

But I noticed that many of the reviews here are suggesting that the use of the NHS logo on the website is dubious and possibly fraudulent.

In fact the NHS have a page entitled "Our Future Health research programme" (I'm not sure I can add links) which talks about how the NHS is connected to Our Future Health.

Whether you feel comfortable about sharing very personal data for this purpose is up to you. But the NHS have directly invited people to sign up for the service.