While patients with long-term conditions already have annual health checks, body mass index (BMI) or waist-to-height ratio is not always recorded, according to Nice. Its new draft quality standard ...

NHS ordered to ensure doctors record tens of millions of patients body mass index so they can identify if their weight is putting them at risk ...

While annual physical checks already take place for people with long-term conditions, we've found that BMI and waist-to-height measurements aren't consistently recorded. Our new approach addresses ...

Body size and excess weight, conventionally assessed using body mass index (BMI), are well-established risk factors for many ...

Read about a draft recommendation by NICE for people with long-term conditions to have their BMI recorded at least once a ...

NICE added that while annual physical checks already take place for people with long term conditions, the recording of someone’s BMI and waist-to-height ratio is ‘not always taking place or added to a ...

Adults with long term conditions should have their body mass index (BMI) recorded annually, with additional waist-to-height ratio measurements for those with a BMI under 35, draft National Institute ...