Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 27819
Health Services: Older People
Tabled: 30 January 2025
Answered: 5 February 2025
Question
Edward Morello
Liberal Democrat — West Dorset
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people over 65 can access free health checks every five years.
Answer
The NHS Health Check programme, England’s cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention programme, aims to prevent CVD in people aged 40 to 74 years old, and is offered every five years. During 2023/24, over 1.4 million people received an NHS Health Check, and ...
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