Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to expand eligibility for the NHS Health Check, particularly for those at high risk of cardiovascular disease.

The NHS Health Check is a core component of England’s cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention programme. The programme is designed to assess the top risk factors for CVD in eligible people aged 40 to 74 years old, and to refer people to further support through behavioural interventions, clinical assessment, and treatment where appropriate.

Data shows that the older a person is, the more likely it is they will attend their NHS Health Check, with the highest uptake in the 70 to 74 age group.

The Department is considering the recommendations of the National Audit Office’s report Progress in preventing cardiovascular disease and reviewing a range of options to improve the impact of the NHS Health Check programme.