How does NHS LifeCheck help to reduce health inequalities?
NHS LifeCheck has been developed to help reduce health inequalities through targeted use in areas of deprivation. A £5.8 million frontline resourcing package has been deployed through the Communities for Health programme to 83 of the most deprived local authority and Spearhead areas in England. In these areas, NHS LifeCheck can be used to encourage people at highest risk of ill-health, caused by lifestyle choices, to do a personal LifeCheck and act on the results. NHS LifeCheck will support wider health improvement by directing a person to local services or recommending they seek advice from a health care professional. For example, information on services such as smoking cessation groups and health improvement opportunities in the local community will be provided. Users will also be able to print their results and goals and take them to their GP or health professional to use as the basis for a consultation. Each NHS LifeCheck focuses on risk factors specific to three key stages of life
