Uptake of the NHS Health Checks programme in a deprived, culturally diverse setting: cross-sectional study.

Background: The UK is embarking on a national cardiovascular risk assessment programme called NHS Health Checks; in order to be effective, high and equitable uptake is paramount.

Methods: A cross-sectional study, using data extracted from electronic medical records of persons aged 35-74 years estimated to be at a high risk of developing cardiovascular disease, to examine the uptake of the Health Checks using logistic regression and statin prescribing.

Results: A total of 44.

The comparison of cardiovascular risk scores using two methods of substituting missing risk factor data in patient medical records.

Background: Targeted screening for cardiovascular disease (CVD) can be carried out using existing data from patient medical records. However, electronic medical records in UK general practice contain missing risk factor data for which values must be estimated to produce risk scores.

Objective: To compare two methods of substituting missing risk factor data; multiple imputation and the use of default National Health Survey values.

Implementation of the NHS Health Checks programme: baseline assessment of risk factor recording in an urban culturally diverse setting.

Background: National Health Service (NHS) Health Checks, a population-wide prevention programme introduced during 2009, aims to measure and manage cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors among all persons aged 40-74 years in England. The potential workload implications of the programme for general practice are considerable, particularly in deprived culturally diverse settings.

Objective: To examine the baseline levels of CVD risk factor recording in general practices located in Ealing, North West London.