The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Increasing uptake of NHS Health Checks: an RCT using GP computer prompts.
Public Health England wants to increase the uptake of the NHS Health Check (NHSHC), a cardiovascular disease prevention programme. Most invitations are sent by letter, but opportunistic invitations may be issued and verbal invitations have a higher rate of uptake. Prompting staff to issue opportunistic invitations might increase uptake. ⋯ Prompts on computer systems in general practice were effective at improving the uptake of the NHSHC, especially for males and younger patients.