Why refer yourself for a health check?
Everyone has a chance of developing heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, type 2 diabetes and certain types of dementia.
The NHS Health Check has been specifically designed to identify health risks, like the aforementioned, earlier. This is why it is so important to have your health check.
After your health check, you will be given advice on the best action to take to lower any risks and create a healthier lifestyle. This could include anything from diet to exercise or even certain medicines to control blood pressure.
Every year, the NHS Health Check is expected to help:
- Save 650 lives
- Prevent 1,600 heart attacks and strokes
- Prevent 4,000 people from developing diabetes
- Detect at least 20,000 cases of diabetes or kidney disease earlier
What will the health check cover?
It’s a 20-30 minute session where you will be given straightforward health tests such as measurements of weight, height and blood pressure. You will also be asked questions about your family’s medical history and your own medical history and lifestyle.
Who is eligible?
Those between 40 and 74 years old will be invited to an NHS Health Check every five years, as long as they don't have any of the following pre-existing conditions:
- Heart disease.
- Chronic kidney disease.
- Diabetes.
- High blood pressure (hypertension).
- Atrial fibrillation.
- Transient ischaemic attack.
- Inherited high cholesterol (familial hypercholesterolemia).
- Heart failure.
- Peripheral arterial disease.
- Stroke.
- Currently being prescribed statins to lower cholesterol.
- Previous checks have found that you have a 20% or higher risk of getting cardiovascular disease over the next 10 years.
If you are younger than the age bracket, you can still be referred to if there is particular concern about your health and current lifestyle choices.
How do I get booked in?
We have several options to get yourself booked into your Health Check:
Contact your GP surgery to book an appointment
If you've been invited to have a Health Check by your GP surgery you can book in directly with them. Alternatively, if you are eligible for a Health Check and haven't had one, you can contact them for an appointment.
Book online
To book into an Essex Wellbeing Service clinic, please go here: https://www.essexwellbeingservice.co.uk/assessment
To book into a Reed Wellbeing clinic, please go here: https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/EssexHealthChecks@reed.com/bookings
Call us
You can call us on 0300 303 9988 and one of our friendly team will book you in to your preferred clinic OR
Call 0808 1750413 for Reed Wellbeing Clinics in Basildon, Chelmsford, Colchester, Rayleigh, Harlow or Loughton listed below.
Email us
If you'd like to know more information, such as dates, times and locations or other local clinics, and where our mobile unit is due to be located you can email us at healthchecks@nhs.net.
Contact your local pharmacy
The following pharmacies can book you into your Health Check:
North Essex
- Borno Chemist Ltd, Harwich - 01255 503755
- The Hythe Pharmacy, Colchester - 01206 867273
- Oakley Pharmacy, Harwich - 01255 502586
Mid Essex
- Melbourne Pharmacy, Chelmsford - 01245 355645
- Apple Tree Pharmacy, Chelmsford - 01245 467612
- Borno, Braintree - 01376 321135
- Shadforth, Chelmsford - 01245 251496
- Village Pharmacy, South Woodham Ferrers - 01245 320344
- Borno, Witham - 01376 520052
South Essex
- MW Shadforth, Billericay - 01277 622927
- Garbett Chemist, Wickford - 01268 732042
- Shadforth Pharmacy, Billericay - 01277 652241
- Shadforth Pharmacy, Wickford - 01268 733313
- Shadforth Pharmacy, Ingatestone - 01277 352125
- Great Berry Pharmacy, Basildon - 01268 544948
- Sach Chemist, Pitsea - 01268 553295
- Yardley Chemist, Rayleigh - 01268 743284 / 07714242736
- Elora Chemists, South Benfleet - 01268 792506 / 07714242736
- Well Pharmacy, Canvey Island - 01268 682086
- Burntwood Pharmacy, Brentwood - 01277 219728
West Essex
- Theydon Bois Pharmacy, Epping - 01992 812130
- Dee's Pharmacy, Harlow - 01279 792690
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