<p>The Department is taking steps to prevent high cholesterol and cardiovascular disease (CVD) by taking forward a programme of work to modernise the NHS Health Check and ensure that as many people as possible benefit from this prevention programme. This includes developing a national digital NHS Health Check to complement the in-person service and enable people to self-check at home.</p><p>The National Health Service’s priorities for 2023/24 are set out in the NHS operational planning guidance. This includes objectives on preventing CVD by improving the management of hypertension and CVD risk. Primary Care Networks’ service requirements also include objectives to improve hypertension case-finding and diagnosis, diagnosis of familial hypercholesterolaemia and cholesterol management.</p><p>The Department has not assessed the potential impact of inflation on the prevalence and treatment of CVD.</p>