Despite recent exponential growth in research on familial hypercholesterolaemia, there remains a general lack of public and health professional awareness about the disorder.

Screening and management in general practice has the potential for substantial health benefits while requiring relatively modest investments from the health system.

Guidelines on assessing and managing lipid disorders are evolving as new knowledge and treatments emerge to help health professionals and patients decide the best course of disease management.

Patient health literacy is a barrier to both management of familial hypercholesterolaemia and cascade testing.

Recent consensus advice on the care of patients with familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) supports improved care of patients with FH in the primary care setting.