Written questions

Hypertension: Kidney Diseases

Commons · Question 65923 · Tabled 8 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 16 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Simon Opher

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of people diagnosed with hypertension through the NHS Health Check programme were subsequently tested for chronic kidney disease in each of the last five years.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 16 Jul 2025

Blood pressure is one of seven risk factors for cardiovascular disease assessed in the NHS Health Check, and it is also a risk factor for chronic kidney disease. Individuals who have a high blood pressure reading during their NHS Health Check are referred...