Southwark: prompts to staff to increase NHS Health Check uptake
Research type
Research Study
Full title
The impact of automated on screen prompts to clinical or practice staff on uptake of NHS Health Checks in primary care.
IRAS ID
179679
Contact name
Tim Chadborn
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Public Health England
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 3 months, 27 days
Research summary
This study is a Pseudo Randomised Controlled Trial which aims to assess the effectiveness of automated prompts from GP IT systems to staff as a means of increasing uptake of NHS Health Checks. The prompts will be designed to encourage staff to offer eligible patients an appointment for an NHS Health Check during the staff-patient interaction. Further, this trial aims to test whether there are differing effects when these prompts are delivered to different types of staff – receptionist vs clinical staff – and thus patients are offered a Health Check from different messengers.
REC name
London - South East Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
15/LO/0723
Date of REC Opinion
16 Apr 2015
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion