Patients are being offered blood pressure checks in betting shops as part of an NHS shake-up. 

Mental health staff have also been placed in GP surgeries to help children under the reform, which kicks in today.

Both initiatives were devised by integrated care systems (ICS), which are hoped will slash unnecessary levels of bureaucracy within the health service.

England will be split into 42 systems, created to bring together GP teams, viptoto hospitals, local authorities and other partners under one roof.  

They have officially taken over the responsibilities of 300-plus hospital trusts, clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) and care systems.