Less than half of eligible people received NHS ‘midlife MOT’ since 2019, says watchdog

The ‘midlife MOT’ as its known was introduced to help identify serious medical conditions at an early stage. Photograph: lakshmiprasad S/Alamy

Less than half of people over the age of 40 in England are getting the heart health checks they are entitled to, according to the government’s spending watchdog.

The National Audit Office called for a review of how NHS health checks are provided in England, after it found that only 44% of eligible adults had attended one in the past five years.