Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the digital NHS health check programme will include the use of point-of-care diagnostic testing technologies.

The NHS Health Check Online is currently in a private Beta testing phase and is being piloted in multiple local authorities. The service utilises point-of-care testing through the NHS Find a Pharmacy service, which directs patients to their nearest participating pharmacy for a free blood pressure check, which can be completed quickly without the need to see a general practitioner.

The private Beta testing phase is being independently evaluated, and the findings will inform decisions on whether further development is needed, including whether the NHS Health Check online may need to consider the use of further point-of-care diagnostic testing.