Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect (1) to complete the policy work to assess how the NHS Health Check programme can be improved, and (2) to respond to the four recommendations made in the report by the National Audit Office, Progress in preventing cardiovascular disease, published on 13 November 2024 (HC 304).

The Government is committed to ensuring that fewer lives are lost to the biggest killers, including cardiovascular disease (CVD), and the 10-Year Health Plan sets out our intention to publish a CVD modern service framework in 2026. Work to improve the impact of the NHS Health Check programme is ongoing and will inform the development of the CVD modern service framework. This will set out the best evidenced interventions, clear quality standards, and a plan for innovation.

Department officials are carefully considering the recommendations from the National Audit Office’s (NAO) report, Progress in preventing cardiovascular disease, and we will respond to the four recommendations made by the NAO in their report by the end of this year.