Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve the accessibility and cultural sensitivity of cardiovascular disease risk and prevention messages.

The Department and NHS England regularly run health-related media campaigns targeting audiences to take preventative action. In developing the materials, we work with specialists within communities to ensure that messages are culturally appropriate and effectively tailored. We also ensure that materials are produced in accessible formats as required.

To improve access and engagement with the NHS Health Check, a core component of England’s cardiovascular disease prevention programme, we are developing the NHS Health Check Online service that people can use at home, at a time convenient to them, to understand and act on their cardiovascular disease risk.