From: Postcode Lotteries in Public Health - The NHS Health Checks Programme in North West London
1. | People aged 40 to 74 who have not been diagnosed with heart disease, stroke, kidney disease or diabetes will be invited to have a check once every 5 years. |
2. | It is expected that one fifth of the eligible population will be invited for a check each year. |
3. | Health checks must be carried out face to face in an area that allows for privacy. |
4. | The person carrying out the check must have had adequate training. |
5. | The health check should be carried out with suitably calibrated equipment. |
6. | The health check should consist of: clinical history (age, gender, smoking status, family history of Coronary heart disease and ethnicity); measure of Body Mass Index (BMI), blood cholesterol and blood pressure (BP); and a screening test for diabetes. |
7. | CVD risk should be calculated using an appropriate risk engine calculator as advised by NICE (either Framingham or QRISK2). |
8. | Everybody who undergoes a health check should have their risk conveyed to them. |