NHS Health Check Service

• Identify and invite the population eligible for a health check;
• Assess an individual’s risk of coronary heart disease, stroke, diabetes and kidney disease;
• Through a face to face consultation, communicate the level of risk to the individual in a way they understand;
• Manage the risk with advice and/or interventions (ie. motivational interviewing and goal setting, medication, referrals or signposting) as appropriate;
• Provide information and raise awareness of dementia with all individuals and the availability of memory services to individuals aged 65 and over;
• Recall and reassess risk after 5 years.

The NHS Health Check programme is only cost effective and clinically effective if the programme being delivered is of high quality and every NHS Health Check delivered is complete, preferably as a single appointment, and followed through to reduce risk.  Public Health Hertfordshire’s focus will be on ensuring that heath checks delivered as part of this contract are of the highest quality and demonstrate continuous improvements.

• Refresher training presentation and remember you can watch videos of a clinician delivering a health check at  https://www.healthcheck.nhs.uk/commissioners-and-providers/training/training-videos/
• Service Specification
• Appendices