Dear Mr. Rutherford,

Re:     Freedom of Information request (Our Ref: FOI-056327)

Thank you for your Freedom of Information (FOI) request dated 3 May 2018.

Your exact request was:-

On this page of your web site:

http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/nhs-health-...

you state the following:

"If you're in the 40-74 age group without a pre-existing condition, you can expect to receive a letter from your GP or local authority inviting you for a free NHS Health Check every five years".

During the last five years, per year, how many patients out of the available pool of patients received a letter from their GP (or other) inviting them to their check up and how many patients received their NHS Health Check at the ages of 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65 and 70? Please advise the number at each year and the percentage of those at that year.

NHS England does not hold this information.

It may help if we explain that NHS England is not ‘the NHS’. The NHS in England is not a single organisation but is made up of a range of organisations such as Hospitals, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) and Ambulance Trusts. NHS England is responsible for commissioning primary care services such as GP and dental surgeries, as well as some specialised secondary care services.

Therefore, any recorded information NHS England may be able to provide in response to an FOI request will generally relate to the services NHS England commissions. For information on commissioned services and the types of information NHS England holds can be found on our website and publication scheme. For further information on the NHS, its structure and other NHS organisations please refer to NHS Choices here.

This information may be held by Public Health England (PHE). As such you may wish to contact them. Their website is:

·       https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/public-health-england

You can contact them via the web link below:

·        [cyfeiriad ebost]

You may find the document linked below helpful:

·       https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/675590/NHS_Health_Check_stocktake_and_action_plan.pdf

We hope this information is helpful. However, if you are dissatisfied, you have the right to ask for an internal review. This should be requested in writing within two months of the date of this letter. Your correspondence should be labelled “Internal Review” and should outline your concerns and/or the area(s) you would like the review to consider. Internal Review requests should be sent to:

NHS England

PO Box 16738

REDDITCH

B97 9PT

Email: [E-bost cais NHS England]

Please quote the reference number FOI-056327 in any future communications.

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) can be contacted at:

The Information Commissioner’s Office

Wycliffe House

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Telephone: 0303 123 1113

Email: [cyfeiriad ebost]  

Website: www.ico.org.uk

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Please be aware that in line with the Information Commissioner’s directive on the disclosure of information under the FOI Act, your request will be anonymised and published on our website as part of our disclosure log.

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Yours sincerely,



Freedom of Information

Corporate Communications Team

Transformation and Corporate Operations Directorate

NHS England

PO Box 16738

REDDITCH

B97 9PT

Tel: 0300 311 22 33

Email: [E-bost cais NHS England]