Health checks are being offered to our patients over 75 years of age who are not regularly reviewed due to an existing Long Term Condition (LTC).
The over 75 health check will take 20 minutes so please ask for this length of time with the Health Care Assistant when booking you’re an appointment.
An over 75 Check aims to lower your risk of getting conditions that affect the heart and blood vessels, such as heart disease, stroke and kidney disease.
Many of the warning signs for these conditions, such as high blood pressure and high cholesterol, do not have symptoms.
The NHS Health Check helps you find out if you are at risk of getting these conditions so you can take action to improve your health. This could include making lifestyle changes or taking medicines.
The risk factors assessed during the health check are often shared by other conditions, including type 2 diabetes, preventable cancers and respiratory illness. An NHS Health Check could help you to reduce your chance of getting these conditions too.
Dementia and heart disease also share common risk factors.
