Book Your Private WBC Blood Test (white blood cell count)
Because your health matters.
A healthy WBC count is key to a properly functioning immune system. White blood cells help fight infection by attacking bacteria, viruses, and germs that enter the body. A WBC Blood Test can assist in detecting hidden infections in your body and undiagnosed medical conditions, such as autoimmune diseases, blood disorders and immune system deficiencies.
Our private WBC Blood Test is a quick, easy and accurate way to know your white blood cell count. The test can be added to any of our full body health check packages.
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Fast, accurate results
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Competitively priced testing within 20 minutes of your home
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Detailed, personalised Results Report
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Access to our 24/7 GP service with all test packages
How it works
1. Select and book your package
View our health test packages and book a full body private health check. All our individual tests can be added to any of our private health check packages. . Just call our team on 0800 652 2183 before your appointment to add an extra test.
2. Make an appointment
Choose the venue, date and time that suits you. With over 2000 appointments available nationwide every week, you're sure to find a convenient time, date and venue.
3. Attend your appointment
A trained health assessment specialists will carry out your blood test. The whole process only takes around 20 - 30 minutes.
4. Fast, accurate results
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.
Why take a WBC (white blood cell count) test?
A white blood cell count can assist in detecting hidden infections in your body even if you don’t have any symptoms and highlight undiagnosed medical conditions, such as autoimmune diseases, immune deficiencies, and blood disorders.
The white blood cell count test is commonly used to help diagnose conditions such as:
- Infection
- Allergic reaction
- Inflammation
- Blood cancer such as leukaemia or lymphoma
A WBC Test is a quick and easy way to know your body’s white blood cell count, indicating if you have any hidden infections or undiagnosed conditions.
What are the most common symptoms of white blood cell count imbalance?
A raised or lowered white blood cell count is itself asymptomatic, and any associated symptoms, if present, will typically be associated with the underlying cause.
If you have a lowered white blood cell count, you may have frequent infections, most often in the lungs, ears, or sinuses. Skin abscesses, mouth sores, invasive fungal infections or tooth and gum (periodontal) disease can commonly be present.
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Our full body private health checks are designed for busy people who want to take control of their health. Our tests are quick, accurate, convenient and completely stress-free. No waiting for an appointment, no invasive procedures, no embarrassing questions, no long travel times and no busy waiting rooms.
Trained health assessment specialists carry out all tests in over 350 venues across the UK and Ireland, so you get accurate professional health checks within 20 minutes of your home. Our private health checks include all the tests you need to take a proactive approach to monitoring and improving your health.
Any individual tests can be added to any full body health check. Just book one of our full body private health assessments and call us before your appointment to add an extra test.
FAQs
the body's immune system. They are important to fight infections or bacteria and viruses that enter the body.
There are five main types of white blood cells:
- Neutrophils
- Lymphocytes
- Monocytes
- Eosinophils
- Basophils
An abnormally high WBC count is called leucocytosis. The most common causes are:
- Particular medicines (see list below)
- Smoking
- After surgery to remove the spleen
- Inflammatory diseases (such as rheumatoid arthritis)
- Leukaemia or Hodgkin’s disease
- Tissue damage (for example, burns)
- Infections, most often those caused by bacteria
- Pregnancy
- Asthma
- Allergies
Medicines that can increase WBC counts include:
- Beta-adrenergic agonists (for example, albuterol)
- Corticosteroids
- Epinephrine
- Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor
- Heparin
- Lithium
If the results of a WBC count are outside of the healthy range, additional tests are performed to determine the cause.
WBC is short for White Blood Cell Count. The White Blood Cell Count Test is sometimes referred to as a WBC Test or a Leucocyte Test.
White blood cell counts generally start off high at birth and decrease as we enter adulthood.
The normal range for a white blood cell count is between 4.0 - 11.0 x 109/L for both men and women. A white blood cell count of 11.0–17.0x109/L is considered as a high result. Whereas a low reading would be in the range of 3.0–4.0x10*9/L.
A low number of white blood cells is called leucopenia. A low WBC count can be caused by:
- Some medicines and cancer treatment drugs, including radiation therapy
- Some autoimmune disorders, such as lupus
- Liver or spleen disease
- Bone marrow disease or some cancers that cause damage to the bone marrow
- Severe bacterial infections and some viral infections, such as mononucleosis (mono)
- Significant emotional or physical stress to the body (such as a car accident or major surgery)
- Malaria
Drugs that can cause a low WBC count include:
- Antibiotics
- Anticonvulsants
- Antithyroid drugs
- Arsenicals
- Captopril
- Chemotherapy drugs
- Chlorpromazine
- Clozapine
- Diuretics
- Histamine-2 blockers
- Sulfonamides
- Quinidine
- Terbinafine
- Ticlopidine
If the results of a WBC count are outside of the healthy range, additional tests are performed to determine the cause.
