Exploring service users' and healthcare professionals' experience of digital and face-to-face Health Checks in England: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In England, eligible adults aged 40-74 years are invited to attend a face-to-face (F2F) NHS Health Check appointment every 5 years. A digital version of the Health Check was introduced by a local authority as an alternative for those hesitant or less able to attend an F2F appointment.

Objectives

This qualitative study aimed to understand service users' (SUs) and healthcare professionals' (HCPs) experiences and opinions of F2F Health Checks and digital Health Checks (DHC), identify barriers and facilitators of the F2F Health Check and DHC pathways, and recommend potential improvements.

Design

This is a qualitative study, involving interviews with a purposive sample of participants.

Participants and setting

A purposive sample of 30 SUs and 8 HCPs wer

SUBMITTER: Forte C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11907040 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature