Written question asked by Malcolm Moss (Conservative) on Tuesday, 19 January 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 21 January 2010. It was answered by Ann Keen (Labour) on Tuesday, 26 January 2010 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Health: Screening

Question: (2) what systems his Department has in place to assess the use of funding allocated for the implementation of NHS Health Checks.

Answer: Primary care trusts (PCTs) began phased implementation of the NHS Health Check programme in April 2009.It is for PCTs to decide how to deliver the NHS Health Check programme in a way that best suits the needs of their local population. There are different ways that PCTs may choose to do this and could include the use of general practitioner (GP) surgeries, pharmacies and other community settings, or a combination of these. There is no centrally collected information on how many GP surgeries, pharmacies and other settings are being used to provide NHS Health Checks. Funding for the programme is not ring-fenced and provided as part of general PCT allocations. Data on spend by PCTs on implementing the programme is not collected centrally.

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