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Understanding the Delivery of an
NHS Health Check
Hand-outs Booklet
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Registered office: Golden Cross House, 8 Duncannon Street, London, WC2N 4JFWhat are we trying to prevent?
Genes
Inflammation
Risk Factors 1NHS Health Check: Best Practice Guidance
Figure 2. Overview of the vascular risk assessment and management programme
23456 This is one unit of alcohol…
Half pint of Half a
small 1 single 1 small 1 single
“regular” beer, glass of measure glass of measure of
lager or cider wine of spirits sherry aperitifs
…and each of these is more than one unit
2 3 4 3 9
1.5 2
Pint of Pint of“strong” orAlcopop or a 440ml can of 440ml can of 250ml glass of 75cl Bottle of
“regular” beer,”premium” beer, 275ml bottle of“regular” lager “super wine (12%) wine (12%)
lager or cider lager orcider regular lager or cider strength” lager
AUDIT–C
Scoring system Your
Questions score
0 1 2 3 4
2 - 4 2 - 3 4+
How often do you have a drink containing Never Monthly times times times
alcohol? or less per per per
month week week
How many units of alcohol do you drink on a
typical day when you are drinking? 0 - 2 3 - 4 5 - 6 7 - 9 10+
How often have you had 6 or more units if Less Daily
female, or 8 or more if male, on a single Never than Monthly Weekly or
monthly almost
occasion in the last year? daily
Scoring:
A total of 5+ indicates increasing or higher risk drinking.
An overall total score of 5 or above is AUDIT-C positive.
SCORE
7Score from AUDIT- C (other side)
SCORE
Remaining AUDIT questions
Scoring system Your
Questions score
0 1 2 3 4
How often during the last year have you found Less Daily
that you were not able to stop drinking once you Never than Monthly Weekly or
almost
had started? monthly daily
Daily
How often during the last year have you failed to Less
do what was normally expected from you Never than Monthly Weekly or
because of your drinking? monthly almost
daily
Daily
How often during the last year have you needed Less or
an alcoholic drink in the morning to get yourself Never than Monthly Weekly almost
going after a heavy drinking session? monthly daily
Less Daily
How often during the last year have you had a Never than Monthly Weekly or
feeling of guilt or remorse after drinking? almost
monthly daily
Daily
How often during the last year have you been Less
unable to remember what happened the night Never than Monthly Weekly or
before because you had been drinking? monthly almost
daily
Yes, Yes,
but not during
Have you or somebody else been injured as a No in the the
result of your drinking? last last
year year
Yes, Yes,
Has a relative or friend, doctor or other health but not during
worker been concerned about your drinking or No in the the
suggested that you cut down? last last
year year
Scoring: 0 – 7 Lower risk, 8 – 15 Increasing risk,
16 – 19 Higher risk, 20+ Possible dependence
TOTAL
TOTAL Score equals
AUDIT C Score (above) +
Score of remaining questions
8General Practice Physical Activity Questionnaire
Date………………………
Name……………………..
1. Please tell us the typeand amount of physical activity involved in your work.
Please
mark one
box only
I am not in employment (e.g. retired, retired for health reasons, unemployed,
a full-time carer etc.)
b I spend most of my time at work sitting (such as in an office)
I spend most of my time at work standing or walking. However, my work does
c not require much intense physical effort (e.g. shop assistant, hairdresser,
security guard, childminder, etc.)
My work involves definite physical effort including handling of heavy objects
and use of tools (e.g. plumber, electrician, carpenter, cleaner, hospital nurse,
d
gardener, postal delivery workers etc.)
My work involves vigorous physical activity including handling of very heavy
e objects (e.g. scaffolder, construction worker, refuse collector, etc.)
2. During the last week, how many hours did you spend on each of the following activities?
Please answer whether you are in employment or not
Please mark one box only on each row
None Some but 1 hour but 3 hours or
less than less than more
1 hour 3 hours
Physical exercise such as swimming,
a jogging, aerobics, football, tennis, gym
workout etc.
Cycling, including cycling to work and
b during leisure time
c Walking, including walking to work,
shopping, for pleasure etc.
d Housework/Childcare
e Gardening/DIY
3. How would you describe your usual walking pace? Please mark one boxonly.
Slow pace Steady
(i.e. less than 3mph) average pace
Brisk pace Fast pace (i.e.
over 4mph)
Hit return to calculate PAI
9 THE NHS HEALTH CHECK AND FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLAEMIA
Why is a diagnosis of Familial Hypercholesterolaemia (FH) important?
Since monogenic FH is a single gene disorder and ‘runs in families’, 50% of the brothers and sisters and
50% of the children of your FH patient are at risk of also having FH. If the diagnosis of FH is confirmed,
they can easily be offered diagnostic tests and affected individuals effectively treated with statins to reduce
their subsequent risk of early onset heartdisease.
What should a GP do when an individual has been identified through the NHS Health Check programme
with a total cholesterol of > 7.5 mmol/L?
The following steps should be carried out:
• Repeat the measurement on a fasting blood sample.
The laboratory can then calculate the LDL cholesterol concentration. The diagnostic cut-off for a
possible diagnosis of FH in an adult is a total cholesterol of > 7.5 mmol/L but more specifically an
LDL cholesterol of > 4.9mmol/L.
• If on the retest the LDL is >4.9 mmol/L, excludesecondary causes of hypercholesterolaemia.
These are:
(a) Hypothyroidism (measureTSH levels)
(b) Renal impairment (measurecreatinine)
(c) Obstructive liver disease (measure liverfunction tests)
(d) Diabetes (using a fasting blood glucose measure) – usually associated with
hypertriglyceridaemia
• If secondary causes of hypercholesterolaemia have been excluded, or the patient continues to
have a high cholesterol despite management of the secondary cause, then the patient should be
referred to a local lipid clinic.
The clinic will carry out further tests and take a detailed family history for the confirmation of the
diagnosis. If not confirmed, the patient will be referred back to the GP. If confirmed the clinic will,
initiate intensive statin therapy and cascade testing of affected relatives.
Usually once the NICE recommend lipid lowering for FH patients is achieved (target of 50%
lowering of pre-treatment LDL cholesterol) the patient will be discharged back to the GP for a
shared care arrangement and agreed annual review schedule as recommended by the NICE
guidelines.
Click here to use the HEARTUK lipid clinic finder
http://www.heartuk.org.uk/lipidclinics/index.php?/clinics/postcode/
To Note:
101 The probability of an individual having FH is increased by the degree of elevation of LDL cholesterol.
While an LDL of 4.9-5.5 can be diagnostic of FH, it can also be due to “polygenic” causes.
Conversely, in an individual with LDL levels over 6.0 mmol/L polygenic causes are much less likely,
and a diagnosis ofFH is very much morelikely.
2 Individualswho report having relatives with either elevated cholesterol levels and or early heart
disease are very likely to have monogenic FH and should definitely be referred. The NICE
guideline suggests using the criteria for early CHD as under 55 years in a first degree male relative
and under 65 in a first degree female relative.
For other sites with information about FH
See the BHF http://www.bhf.org.uk/ and for their factfile on FH see
http://www.bhf.org.uk/search/results.aspx?m=simple&q=factfile+FH&subcon=BHF_main_site
For the UK FH (Simon Broome ) Register see
http://www.heartuk.org.uk/HealthProfessionals/index.php/simon_broome_fh_register/
For the HEARTUK Patient Support group see http://www.heartuk.org.uk/
For the NICE Guideline on FH see http://www.nice.org.uk/nicemedia/live/12048/41697/41697.pdf
11 Blood Pressure
Measurement
With Electronic Blood Pressure Monitors
• The patient should be seated for at least 5
minutes, relaxed and not moving or
speaking;
• The arm must be supported at the level of
the heart. Ensure no tight clothing
constricts the arm;
• Place the cuff on neatly with t he centre of
the bladder over the brachial artery. The
bladder should encircle at least 80% of the
arm (but not more than 100%);
• Some monitors allow manual blood
pressure setting selection where you
choose the appropriate setting. Other
monitors will autom atically inflate and re-
inflate to the next setting if required;
• Repeat three times and record
measurement as displayed. Initially test
blood pressure in both arms and use arm
with highest reading for subsequent
measurement.
Indication (cm)* = (cm)* = Bwidth & length (cms)(cm)*c.
Small Adult/Child 10 - 12 18 – 24 12 x 18 < 23
Cuff Sizes Standard Adult 12 - 13 23 – 35 12 x 26 < 33
Large Adult 12 - 16 35 – 40 12 x 40 < 50
Adult Thigh Cuff** 20 42 < 53
* The range for columns 2 and 3 are derived from recommendations from the British Hypertension society (BHS), European
** Large bladders for arm circumferences over 42cm may be required.olumns 4 and 5 are derived from only the NHS guidelines.
= Bladders of varying sizes are available so a range is provided for each indication (applies to columns 2 and 3).
Points to note:
It is good practice to occasionally check the monitor against other validated devices.
It is important to have the monitor serviced and calibrated according to manufacturer’s guidelines.
12What do I do if & what needs to be done..
Needs to be done What do you need to do?
BP >140/90 mmHg Assessment for hypertension
& ABPM/Home BP
<179/119 mmHg Check for DM & CKD
BP >180/120 See duty Dr / ANP
mmHg
See GP/ANP/Pharm
CVD Risk >20% Start a statin
Annual review
See GP/ANP/Pharm,
CVD Risk 10-19% recommend a statin. If yes,
annual review, if no NHS Health
Check in 5 years
NHS Health Check in 5 years
CVD Risk <10%
See GP, check full lipid profile,
TC>7.5 mml/L thyroid, liver, kidney, diabetes.
Consider FH
See duty Dr/ANP/Pharm
HbA1c >48
Diabetes prevention programme
HbA1c 42-48
Lifestyle advice
HbA1c 37-42
Lifestyle advice
HbA1c <37
Weight management
programme Diabetes prevention
BMI >30
programme
Complete rest of Audit C
Audit C>5
Offer advice, Drink Aware app
Audit C 8-19
Referral to specialist alcohol
Audit C >20 services
ECG
Irregular pulse
Smoker Stop smoking services
12Useful Websites
Alcohol
www.drinkaware.co.uk/for-professionals/#health
www.e-lfh.org.uk/programmes/alcohol
www.alcoholconcern.org.uk/unit-calculator?gclid=CImZu_3KodICFecK0wodYqcLeQ
British Hypertension Society
www.bihsoc.org (Great for validated BP monitors and info for ABPM & HBPM)
Charities:
www.heartuk.org.uk (Great for cholesterol) * supporters of our training
www.bloodpressureuk.org/Home (Great patient info and blood pressure week)
www.bhf.org.uk
www.diabetes.org.uk
CVD Risk Calculators
www.nhs.uk/conditions/nhs-health-check/pages/check-your-heart-age-tool.aspx
www.jbs3risk.com/pages/risk_calculator.htm
Dementia Leaflet
www.healthcheck.nhs.uk/commissioners_and_providers/training/dementia_training
www.healthcheck.nhs.uk/commissioners_and_providers/marketing/dementia_resources
NHS Health Checks – template letters, posters and data & statistics
www.healthcheck.nhs.uk
www.healthcheck.nhs.uk/commissioners-and-providers/national-guidance/
www.healthcheck.nhs.uk/commissioners-and-providers/training/competency-framework-and-learner-and-
assessor-workbooks/
RCN - Accountability and Delegation
www.rcn.org.uk/professional-development/accountability-and-delegation
Free e-Learning
www.e-lfh.org.uk/programmes/all-our-health
Better Health (was One You)
www.nhs.uk/better-health/
Computerized Brain Games
www.stayingsharp.aarp.org/about/brain-health/games
www.lumosity.com
www.brainHQ.com
Skills for Health
www.skillsforhealth.org.uk/info-hub/category/the-care-certificate/
Obesity
www.cks.nice.org.uk/topics/obesity/diagnosis/identification-classification
Free LWN Webinars
www.learnwithnurses.org