A growing gap between the number of people invited to attend an NHS health check and the number of those taking up the offer has been identified by independent consultancy, Broadstone.
Broadstone analysed the latest data by the Department for Health Improvement and Disparities, finding that 36% of those offered an NHS health check in the second quarter (Q2) of 2024/25 ended up attending their appointment. This compares to a 43% uptake in the same period in 2019/20. During the latest period, the NHS offered a record 973,846 health checks to adults aged 40-74 to step up its preventative health programme. This is a 31% increase from Q2 2019/20 when 742,000 invitations were offered. However, 347,837 of those invited for a health check in Q2 2024/25 had attended the appo...
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