NHS Health Check

NHS Health Check - The Learning Network

The Department of Health works in conjunction with NHS Diabetes and Kidney Care to run the national Learning Network, ensuring that all key stakeholders are able to learn from, build upon and share existing and emerging practice in this area to assist with implementation and delivery.

The Learning Network includes NHS commissioners and providers, independent and voluntary sector organisations, individuals and other key stakeholders who are interested in or actively involved in the implementation of the NHS Health Check.

NHS Health Check Learning Workshops Series
The Learning Network is underpinned by a series of interactive workshops with a strong focus on sharing and learning. Featuring presentations, discussions and interactive group work around the emerging issues and themes, these national workshops have generated a great deal of interest from a wide range of stakeholders across the country and have been very well received and evaluated by attendees.

The 13th NHS Health Check National Learning Network Workshop - The 13th NHS Health Check Learning Network event took place on 14th March in London.  The presentations and resources from the event are now available to view and download.

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NHS Health Check Test Beds
The NHS Health Check ‘test bed’ programme was funded by the Department of Health to investigate different aspects and models of delivery to help inform policy and assist with the development of further guidance.

NHS Improvement supported 19 carefully selected test-bed sites to focus learning on tackling health inequalities, particularly by delivering the NHS Health Check in community settings and to individuals and communities labeled as ‘hard to reach’, the pros and cons of point of care testing, leadership and clinical engagement, information transfer solutions and other aspects of implementation and delivery.

The 19 test bed sites included:

• NHS Blackburn with Darwen PCT and the Lancashire & South East Cumbria Cardiac and Stroke Network
• Bolton PCT
• Central and Eastern Cheshire PCT
• NHS County Durham & NHS Darlington
• Doncaster PCT
• NHS Hammersmith & Fulham
• Harrow PCT/ Pinn Medical Centre
• Heywood, Middleton & Rochdale PCT
• Lewisham PCT & South East London Cardiac and Stroke Network
• Newham PCT
• The Royal Free Hampstead in partnership with Camden PCT
• Sandwell PCT/ Healthy Hearts
• NHS South of Tyne and Wear (Sunderland, South Tyneside and Gateshead PCTs)
• Southampton City PCT Provider Services
• Stockport PCT
• Stockton on Tees, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland PCTs
• Surrey PCT
• Westminster PCT & North West London Cardiac & Stroke Network
• Wirral PCT

For further information regarding any aspect of the NHS Health Check Learning Network, please email Eleanor Kent-Dyson or telephone on 07795 505941.