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Table 5 Screening Tools Used During the Health Check

From: Postcode Lotteries in Public Health - The NHS Health Checks Programme in North West London

PCT

Diabetes

screening tool

(GP)

Diabetes

Screening Tool

(Community)

CVD risk

calculator

used

Additional

Screening

tests

1

BMI>30 or high BP

 

QRISK 2

 

2

Fasting blood glucose

 

QRISK 2 or

JBS 2

AF

3

Random/

Fasting Capillary blood glucose

Random capillary blood glucose

JBS 2

Alcohol

Physical Inactivity

4

QDRISK

 

QRISK 2

Alcohol

5

Fasting venous blood glucose

Random capillary blood glucose

QRISK 2 or

JBS 2

Alcohol

Physical Inactivity

6

Fasting venous blood glucose

Random capillary blood glucose

QRISK 2 or

JBS 2

AF

Alcohol

Physical Inactivity

7

FindRisc

FindRisc

QRISK 2

Alcohol

Physical Inactivity

8

Random/Fasting venous blood sample

Random capillary blood glucose

QRISK 2

AF

Alcohol