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A full health check is a detailed examination designed to identify any current health problems and to help prevent illnesses that are most likely to affect you in the future.

The emphasis on each health check is to diagnose any current or developing condition requiring investigation or treatment, detection of specific lifestyle problem areas such as smoking, alcohol use, weight reduction and advice about how to prevent common conditions such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes and cancer. Each health check is tailored to a person’s age.

Each health check starts with a 30 minute consultation with the nurse and a follow up appointment with your doctor. This includes a full symptom screen, medical history, medication review and family history. Blood tests including cholesterol, diabetes, kidney, liver, thyroid as appropriate in addition to a cervical smear (if appropriate) and test for blood in the stool Please fast for twelve hours before this appointment.

Your doctor will then go through a detailed assessment of your history, a full physical examination and results of blood tests. Any further investigations or follow up deemed necessary will be discussed with you at this time.