NHS health checks in England to have questions on menopause for first time

<p>Experts welcome the addition but urge the health service to improve awareness of checks in the first place</p><p>NHS health checks are to include questions about the menopause for the first time, ministers have announced, with millions of women in England expected to benefit.</p><p>Adults aged from 40 to 74 who do not have a pre-existing long-term health condition are eligible for an <a href="https://www.nhs.uk/tests-and-treatments/nhs-health-check/">NHS health check</a> every five years. The checks are intended to identify those at higher risk of heart and kidney disease, type 2 diabetes, dementia and stroke.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/oct/23/nhs-health-checks-in-england-to-have-questions-on-menopause-for-first-time">Continue reading...</a>