Less than half of eligible people received NHS ‘midlife MOT’ since 2019, says watchdog

Health check, which looks for signs of illnesses such as heart disease and diabetes, is available to people over 40Less than half of people over the age of 40 in England are getting the heart health checks they are entitled to, according to the government’s spending watchdog.The National Audit Office called for a review of how NHS health checks are provided in England, after it found that only 44% of eligible adults attended one in the past five years. Continue reading...