Evidence in Practice: NHS Health Check programme

Publication date: Monday, 01 April 2019
Contributor(s): Professor Jamie Waterall, Slade Carter, Dr Catherine Lagord, Katherine Thompson
The NHS Health Check is a national programme offering a health check-up every five years to adults in England aged 40 to 74 without a pre-existing cardiovascular condition. One of the largest prevention programmes of its type in the world, the programme is designed to help prevent and detect early signs of heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, type 2 diabetes and dementia. 1 This article reviews the evidence that has accumulated since the programme was established.