LPC NHS Health Check Service

FREE NHS Health Check Service - Helping you prevent heart disease, stroke, diabetes and kidney disease.

Diabetes and cardiovascular disease are two of the most common health conditions in the UK.

The NHS Health Check Service* carries out a one-to-one consultation to work out your chances of developing these conditions and helps you come up with a plan to reduce this risk.

You can use this free NHS service at a number of locations in England, such as GPs surgeries and local pharmacies, including selected Boots pharmacies.

It may be suitable for you if you're aged between 40 and 74 and haven't already had a health check in the past five years.

What happens during the check?

Your NHS Health Check will take place in a private consultation room with one of our specially-trained pharmacists and lasts about 30 minutes. It includes:

Straightforward questions

You'll be asked about your medical and family history, as well as your lifestyle.This will help your pharmacist understand if you have risk factors for developing certain conditions.

Routine health checks

These will measure your:

•     Height, weight and waist circumference
•     Blood pressure
•     Cholesterol levels - this is done by taking a pin-prick sample of blood
•     Diabetes risk - if necessary, we may take a further pin-prick sample of blood

Results and action plan

Your results will help us work out:

•     If you are at a high, low or medium risk of developing   cardiovascular disease
•     Your risk of developing diabetes

Your pharmacist will discuss any concerns or questions you may have and help you put together an action plan for reducing your risk. This may include a number of tips such as losing weight or stopping smoking.

If you are over 65, you'll also be given information on the signs and symptoms of dementia.

If necessary, you may be referred to your doctor for further care and support.

Depending on where you live, the NHS Health Check service is also offered at a number of different locations, like GPs surgeries. For full details see the NHS website.

*The service may vary slightly depending on your local NHS commissioning body.