Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what measurable outcomes the NHS Health Check programme has delivered for cardiovascular disease patients.

An evidence synthesis commissioned by Public Health England in 2017 shows that higher levels of chronic kidney disease, hypertension, familial hypercholesterolaemia, peripheral vascular disease and type 2 diabetes are detected among people having an NHS Health Check compared to standard care. A small but significant subsequent decrease in stroke was also reported among NHS Health Check attendees as well as favourable changes in blood pressure, body mass index, and modelled cardiovascular risk.

The report can be accessed at the following link:

http://www.healthcheck.nhs.uk/seecmsfile/?id=306%5d

PHE have been commissioned by the Department to deliver an evidence-based review of the NHS Health Check programme, to inform action which will ensure it remains fit for purpose for the next 10 years and beyond.