Where Can I Get a Woman’s Full Health Check?

Monitoring your health is essential, particularly since women are at a higher risk for certain conditions, such as heart disease or osteoporosis. A comprehensive women's health check offers valuable insights into your overall health, empowering you to take a proactive approach to managing your wellbeing.

In this guide, we outline where you can get a full health check specifically designed for women and what these assessments entail. Additionally, we discuss how private providers like Bluecrest Wellness can offer vital health insights, helping you reduce the risk of specific health conditions and enhance your overall health.

What is a woman’s full health check?

A comprehensive women's health check includes a series of tests to assess your risk for various health conditions, such as diabetes, heart attack, or stroke. You will also be asked about your family and medical history, important lifestyle factors like weight, body mass index (BMI), activity levels, diet, and any existing conditions such as high blood pressure or cholesterol. A woman’s full health check might include:

• Health Assessments: Assess your risk for various health conditions, such as diabetes, heart attack, or stroke.
• Family and Medical History: Questions about your family and medical history.
• Lifestyle Factors: Evaluation of key lifestyle factors, including:
  • Weight
  • Body mass index (BMI)
  • Activity levels
  • Diet and nutrition
• Existing Conditions: Assessment of any existing conditions like high blood pressure or cholesterol.

Where can you get a woman’s full health check?

It’s possible to get a free women’s full health check on the NHS through your usual GP surgery if you are aged 40-74 and have no pre-existing health conditions.

However, an NHS health check is only available every five years, so if you want to take a more proactive approach to managing your health, you can choose a private provider such as Bluecrest Wellness.

What does a full women’s health check involve?

A full women’s health check involves having a series of tests that provide vital insights into your general health and wellbeing. The tests you get will depend on your chosen health check provider, but in general, they will include tests such as:

• Cholesterol and diabetes test
• Lung function check
• Urinalysis
• Blood health markers
• Kidney function test
• Essential proteins and iron levels
• Bone health, energy and muscle check
• Stomach cancer risk
• Cervical cancer risk
• Bowel cancer risk
• Heart disease risk
• Stroke risk

The results of these tests are reviewed alongside the information you provided about your family and medical history, risk factors, and current lifestyle to provide you with personalised insights into your overall health.

Understanding your results

With an NHS health check, your GP will discuss the results with you. They may provide insights into the changes you may want to make to reduce your risk of developing certain health conditions or to improve your wellbeing.

If you book a full health check or MOT with a private healthcare provider, you can expect to receive comprehensive insights and support to help you understand the steps you may wish to take to improve your health.

Your results will be available 24/7 through our online dashboard, My Wellness. You will receive an email notification as soon as your results are ready for viewing. Processing times vary by test, with some results accessible on the dashboard in as little as three days. The online dashboard also provides easy access to a downloadable PDF, making it simple to share your results with your GP. This explains each of your test results in full, in a clear and simple format with no complex medical language. Instead, each result is ‘flagged’ green, amber or red. Green results are within the recommended range for your age and sex; amber results are slightly outside what we'd normally expect; and red results are further outside the norm.

If any of your results are flagged amber or red, we'll give follow-up advice on any action you need to take - whether that's making lifestyle changes, monitoring your results, or visiting your GP for further investigation. In addition, with any of our full health checks, you also get access to a free 24/7 GP helpline for an entire year.

How can Bluecrest Wellness help?

At Bluecrest Wellness, we offer private full women’s health checks that include a comprehensive range of tests, such as cholesterol and diabetes checks as well as tests specific to your gender assigned at birth, like a cervical cancer test. This ensures you get a full picture of your overall health, including key insights into any potential risks specific to your sex.

Our private health MOTs are available throughout the UK, making it easy for you to find a location and time that is convenient for you. Plus, you can be sure we will deliver fast, efficient and accurate results as we have established links with leading UK laboratories and are fully accredited for a wide range of tests. In addition, alongside a comprehensive Results Report, you get free 24/7 access to a GP helpline for a year following your tests to provide reassurance as you make changes to improve your health.

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