We offer a range of health checks at the practice which we invite patients in for. These include:
- NHS Health checks to screen for long term conditions for 40 to 74 year olds every 5 years. For more information visit www.nhs.uk/conditions/nhs-health-check
- Over 75s Health checks to look at how well you are coping, look at care planning and provide an overall check every year
- Carers Health checks: for anyone providing long term care (not as a job) to ensure you look after your own health and wellbeing – not just that of the person you care for
- Learning disability health checks: for patients over the age of 14 every year
- Enhanced Health Checks: for patients who may benefit from physical and wellbeing support (see further information below).
Health checks are extremely important in identifying potential problems which could develop or existing problems which could get worse. Please ensure you book your check when you are invited to do so.
What is an Enhanced Health Check?
An Enhanced Health Check (EHC) is very similar to a standard NHS Health Check in that it aims to help improve an individual’s health and wellbeing.
Everyone is at risk of developing some conditions and finding out about things that could be impacting on your health or health conditions that you did not know you had can be scary. However, the good news is these things can often be changed or prevented if they are found early enough.
The purpose of the NHS Enhanced Health Check is to find things early so that we can make the right offer of support to you to help prevent things developing further.
The standard NHS Health Check can help you prevent heart disease, stroke, diabetes, kidney disease, and other conditions that we become more at risk of developing with age.
Across Lancashire and South Cumbria though there are some residents who qualify for a NHS Health Check (those aged 40 to 74 with no known conditions), and who we believe would benefit from further screening and support, which is why they are being offered an EHC. This looks at all of the above as well as further screening, vaccinations, and your mental and physical wellbeing.