Help design a digital version of the Vital 5 check
We’re creating a digital version of the Vital 5 Check to make it easier for people to look after their health, and we’d like your help to design it.
If you’d like to get involved, this page explains what the Vital 5 Check is, why we’re developing a digital version, and how you can take part.
Please read the information below and, if you’re interested, fill in this short form.
What is the Vital 5 Check?
You or someone you know may have already had a Vital 5 Check. It’s a free, easy to access health check delivered by NHS-approved practitioners in selected pharmacies and other venues across south east London.
In around 5-30 minutes, the check helps you get a picture of how healthy you are by looking at five important areas for your health and wellbeing - known as the Vital 5:
At the end, you get your own Vital 5 passport which gives you a good indication of your overall health and what you can do to improve it. You’ll get practical tips to try, and information about where to find support if you’d like help with any of your Vital 5.
If we tackle these five areas together, we can improve health for everyone and help make sure no one is left behind. That's why we're now developing a digital version of the Vital 5 Check.
Why a digital version?
The digital Vital 5 Check will be available alongside in-person checks and will mean more people can complete a check wherever they are and at a time that suits them.
It will also help us better connect information about people's health across NHS services and teams. This can give us a clearer picture of what local communities need, so we can plan and provide the right care and support.
How you can get involved?
We want to hear from you to make sure the digital Vital 5 Check works for everyone. By sharing your views, you’ll help us design a service that really works for you, your friends, your family and your community.
If you’re interested in taking part, please complete the short form below. We will contact you once we’ve setup focus groups and interviews to get your feedback.
Next steps
Your feedback and recommendations will help us to design a digital service that works well for everyone. We’ll also be speaking with health and care professionals to make sure the service works in practice. Once we’ve gathered enough insight, we will:
- design and test a prototype digital Vital 5 Check
- test it with residents and staff
- improve it based on feedback
- scale it up so more people can try it
- roll out a final version more widely
