Most NHS Health Check (NHSHC) invitations are sent by letter, but verbal opportunistic face-to-face invitations have a higher rate of uptake. Point-of-care prompts to healthcare staff, delivered via computer systems, have been successful at improving adherence to processes of care and medications management, and increasing the ordering of tests or preventive therapies for patients in hospital. This pseudo-randomised controlled trial shows that prompts to clinical staff in primary practice to invite patients to their NHSHC, delivered via practice computer systems, can increase uptake. The prompts were particularly effective at increasing uptake among males and younger age groups, who are usually less likely to attend. |