People aged between 40 and 74 (with no pre-existing health problems) is automatically eligible for the check, which happens every five years.
The 20-minute painless assessment, which checks for heart, kidney and diabetes problems, has been taken by less than 50% of the 15 million eligible people over the past five years.
Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease remains a leading cause of death in England and Wales in 2017.
Someone who has had a stroke, or has diabetes or heart disease, is around twice as likely to develop vascular dementia, according to the Alzheimer’s Society.
The checks are part of the NHS in England’s goal of improving early diagnosis of dementia.
Information about the health check can be found on the NHS UK website.
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