Local authority commissioning of NHS Health Checks: A regression analysis of the first three years

Anne Mason, Dan Liu, Linda Marks, Howard Davis, David Hunter, Llinos Mary Jehu, Shelina Visram and Joanne Smithson

Health Policy, 2018, vol. 122, issue 9, 1035-1042

Abstract: In April 2013, the public health function was transferred from the NHS to local government, making local authorities (LAs) responsible for commissioning the NHS Health Check programme. The programme aims to reduce preventable mortality and morbidity in people aged 40–74.

Keywords: Cardiovascular diseases; Preventative care; Primary prevention; NHS Health Check (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2018.07.010

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