NHS Health Checks Not Applicable
Conditions
Interventions
The main aim of this trial is to investigate whether making small changes to the invitation letter for NHS Health Checks results in a difference in uptake.
The changes to the letters
Sponsors
Department of Health (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Any patient registered at a consenting GP practice in Southwark during the trial duration who is due to be invited for an NHS Health Check 2. Patients aged between 40-74 are invited to attend for a Health Check via an invitation letter sent to the address held in their medical records. Invitation letters and leaflets are sent on 24th of each month to the eligible population (starting on their 40th birthdays, and then every five years after that)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Participants will only be excluded if they are no longer eligible for an NHS Health Check at their GP's surgery, for example, if they have had one at a local pharmacy already
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Attendance at an NHS Health Check. This will be measured against the control group. We will get interim results in March 2014 and the final results in June 2014. This data is captured anyway by the invitation letter provider. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| No secondary outcome measures | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed