Costs and cost effectiveness of health checks conducted by nurses in primary care: the Oxcheck study

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Key messages Research was undertaken to estimate the cost of the health checks and relate the cost to changes in the relative risk of cardiovascular diseaseThe immediate cost of implementing Oxcheck-style health checks in an average sized practice of 7500 patients would be £47 000, which is comparable with the immediate cost of a cervical screening programmeThe actual costs to the practice would be substantially reduced by staff pay reimbursements and health promotion target paymentsFurther research is required to estimate the wider costs of health checks resulting from the additional use of health care services Key messages Research was undertaken to estimate the cost of the health checks and relate the cost to changes in the relative risk of cardiovascular diseaseThe immediate cost of implementing Oxcheck-style health checks in an average sized practice of 7500 patients would be £47 000, which is comparable with the immediate cost of a cervical screening programmeThe actual costs to the practice would be substantially reduced by staff pay reimbursements and health promotion target paymentsFurther research is required to estimate the wider costs of health checks resulting from the additional use of health care services