NHS Health Checks Supplementary Service in Oxfordshire

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Oxfordshire County Council awarded a contract to ICE CREATES LIMITED for the NHS Health Checks Supplementary Service.

The NHS Health Check is a national programme offering health check-ups for adults in England aged 40 to 74 every five years, designed to prevent and detect early signs of heart disease, kidney disease, Type 2 diabetes, and dementia.

In Oxfordshire, since 2013, the Council has adopted a service model where GP Practices are the only service provider.

As of 1st April 2021, this was commissioned with 68 GP Practices via a Call-off Contract under the Dynamic Approved Provider List Agreement (DAPL) for the Provision of Community Primary Care Services.

Approval was granted for a new DAPL Agreement Framework for four years, with new Call-off Contracts beginning 1st April 2022.

To date, 65 out of 68 GP Practices have applied to deliver the programme until 31st March 2026.

The COVID-19 pandemic severely challenged Primary Care settings' ability to deliver the programme, with NHS England and Improvement issuing guidance to pause provision at peaks.

In April 2021, Public Health England recommended applying proportionate universalism, prioritising those at higher risk of CVD, and suggested considering alternative delivery models where Primary Care is the dominant provider.

The contract value is £950,000.