Kidney Diseases: Screening
2026-06-07 · Department of Health and Social Care · HL743 · Official question
Question
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 1 April 2026 (HL15859), how they intend to assess the effectiveness of the NHS Health Check programme in identifying chronic kidney disease, given that data on follow-on
Answer
The NHS Health Check aims to detect those at risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) by testing for key risk factors such as high blood pressure. The programme does not undertake the tests required to diagnose CKD. As a result, data on the number of individu...