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  • Health Services Research
  • Health Policy

Background:

  • The National Health Service Health Check (NHSHC) programme aims to prevent cardiovascular disease.
  • Understanding variations in NHSHC implementation and uptake is crucial for programme effectiveness.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess national variation in the implementation of the NHSHC programme.
  • To explore the relationship between NHSHC uptake and its implementation components.

Main Methods:

  • A descriptive online survey was conducted between November 2015 and August 2016.
  • The survey targeted practice managers across England, distributed via local NHSHC leads.
  • Data collection involved 153 participants, with nearly half being practice managers.

Main Results:

  • Significant national variation in NHSHC implementation components was observed.
  • Common implementation strategies included postal invitations, routine delivery, flexible hours, and in-consultation blood sampling.
  • Inaccurate self-reported uptake data, confirmed by public health data comparison, limited analysis and suggested over-reporting by some practices.

Conclusions:

  • Considerable national variation exists in NHSHC implementation.
  • Issues with the quality of programme uptake data pose challenges for accurate national reporting of NHSHC.
  • Further investigation into data accuracy is needed to reliably assess NHSHC impact.