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NHS Health Checks for people with mental ill-health 2013-2017: an observational study.

César GarrigaJohn P RobsonCarol A C CouplandJulia Hippisley-Cox
Published in: Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences (2020)
We found evidence that people with SMI or on LTAD treatment were 5-10% more likely to access NHS Health Checks than people without these conditions. People with SMI or on LTAD treatment who attended NHS Health Checks had higher rates of diagnosis of CKD, type 2 diabetes and some other relevant co-morbidities and increased treatment with statins and also anti-hypertensive medication in people on LTAD. This is likely to contribute to equitable reduction in adverse cardiovascular events for people with mental ill-health.
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