Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to introduce additional accountability measures for Integrated Care Boards on delivery of NHS Health Checks and cardiovascular prevention outcomes.

The NHS Health Check, a core component of England’s cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention programme, has been commissioned by local authorities in England since 2013, and engaged over 1.4 million people last year. Local authorities are responsible for commissioning the NHS Health Check, including setting accountability measures for integrated care boards regarding delivery of the programme.

To accelerate progress on the Government’s ambition to reduce premature mortality from heart disease and stroke by 25% in the next ten years, we will publish a new Cardiovascular Disease Modern Service Framework (CVD MSF) this spring.

The CVD MSF will support consistent, high quality, and equitable activity across the CVD pathway by identifying and setting standards for the best evidenced interventions. As part of this, Department officials are working closely with NHS England and stakeholders and are assessing accountability measures.