HC Deb 01 July 2002 vol 388 c165W
Dr. Murrison

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of over-75 health checks. [56049]

Jacqui Smith

The Medical Research Council has been funding a trial of assessment and management of elderly people in the community since 1994. The Department has contributed towards the funding of this study. The study is being conducted in over 100 general practitioners practices in the UK covering nearly 33,000 people aged 75 years or over registered with participating practices. It will determine both the cost effectiveness of these different strategies of assessment and management and their effectiveness as measured by mortality, hospital admissions and quality of life. Findings will be available in autumn 2002.