Written questions

Health Services: Screening

2026-07-14 · Department of Health and Social Care · HL2141 · Official question

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 5 June (HL108), what steps they are taking to ensure that improvements to the NHS Health Check programme are targeted towards communities experiencing the greatest health

Answer

The NHS Health Check (NHS HC) aims to improve the health and wellbeing of adults aged 40 to 74 years old through the promotion of early awareness, assessment, and management of the major risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD), risk factors that are...