Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 57495

Health: Screening

Tabled: 4 June 2025
Answered: 23 June 2025

Question

Oliver Ryan

Labour (Co-op)Burnley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending eligibility requirements for the NHS Health Check to adults aged between 25 to 39.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
The NHS Health Check, a core component of England’s cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention programme, assesses the risk factors for CVD in people aged 40 to 74 years old, provides advice on how to reduce the risk of developing CVD, and refers people to b...

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