NHS Health Checks
The NHS Health Checks are available to adults aged 40-74 who live in East Sussex (not including Brighton and Hove) who aren’t diagnosed with/on medication for blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes, atrial fibrillation, heart disease or kidney disease, and who’ve not had an NHS Health Check in the last 5 years.
The checks take around 30 minutes and include:
- Blood pressure check
- Cholesterol check
- Sometimes a diabetes screening if you qualify
- Height and weight
- Lifestyle based questions on exercise, diet, alcohol etc
- Overall risk of developing cardiovascular disease over the next 10 years
- Free lifestyle advice on how to reduce your risk
- Signposting to other organisations for further support if requested
- Results are instant and sent to your GP at the end
Each participating employee will receive a comprehensive results report to take home the same day. It is important to note that the results of an employee’s NHS health check are completely confidential to them.
The health checks are very simple to set up, all we require is a room or space large enough for two people with two chairs, a table, room to set up a height chart and scales and access to a plug socket. If this sounds like something you’d like to offer your staff, please email nhshealthcheck@oneyoueastsussex.org.uk to book a visit.