What is NHS health check?
The '''NHS health check''' was started by [[Gordon Brown]] in 2008. People between 40 and 74 in England can have a free checkup for [[heart disease]], [[Diabetes mellitus|diabetes]], [[Renal disease|kidney disease]], and [[stroke]]. From 2016 to 2021, 46.5% of people took up the invitation for a checkup. <ref>{{cite web|title=NHS Health Check: People taking up an NHS Health Check Invite|url=https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/nhs-health-check-detailed/data#page/3/gid/1938132726/pat/6/par/E12000002/ati/202/are/E08000001/iid/91116/age/219/sex/4/cid/4/tbm/1/page-options/car-ao-1_car-do-0_tre-ao-1|access-date=14 August 2021|website=Fintertips|publisher=Public Health England}}</ref> It takes about 40 minutes.<ref>{{Cite web|last=DE1 2FS|first=Derby City Council, Council House, Corporation Street, Derby|title=Free NHS health check for over 40s - Derby City Council|url=https://www.derby.gov.uk/news/2023/february/free-nhs-health-check-for-over-40s/|access-date=2023-03-06|website=www.derby.gov.uk|language=en}}</ref> In [[Cornwall]] as a trial patients complete an online questionnaire, use a kit to take a blood sample at home, and complete a blood pressure check at their local [[pharmacy]] or in a GP waiting room.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Patients to carry out health checks at home to ease pressure on frontline services|url=https://www.buildingbetterhealthcare.com/news/article_page/Patients_to_carry_out_health_checks_at_home_to_ease_pressure_on_frontline_services/205484|access-date=2023-03-06|website=www.buildingbetterhealthcare.com|language=en}}</ref> In [[Scotland]] there was a similar scheme called Keep Well. == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:National Health Service]]