Question follow-through · 57495

Health: Screening

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.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
4 Jun 2025
Target answer date
9 Jun 2025
Answer
23 Jun 2025 · 19 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 4 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    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.

  2. 9 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 23 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    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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