Health Checks and assessments in Central London

In this Practice I use what is called a body composition scale which offers a hugely comprehensive set of measurements including weight, muscle mass, visceral fat (fat around internal organs) overall body fat, metabolic rate (how many calories you burn off at rest) and body water percentage. It even gives your metabolic age.

We find this gives us an excellent baseline when improving patient health.

The comprehensive health assessment additionally includes:

• Bloods tests - haematology, cholesterol, diabetes, liver and kidney, risk markers for heart disease and stroke
• Electrocardiogram
• Lung function testing
• Prostate tests for men over 45
• Cervical smear and HPV testing for women
• Mammograms by arrangement

We can provide prompt medical assessments to companies wishing to offer these as company benefit or which require them as a pre-employment requirement.

We also offer health assessments to individuals and families.

In fact, because we strongly believe in the promotion of preventative medicine, we are one of the few UK practices to have invested in a Cardio Health Station - this is ultrasound equipment for carotid artery scanning. 

A surprising number of things can affect your memory:

• Anxiety
• Dementia or early Alzheimer’s
• Depression
• Diabetes
• Menopausal Memory Change
• Sleep Deprivation
• Thyroid problems
• Vitamin B deficiency

For this reason we’re advising our over 50’s patients to take advantage of our comprehensive new memory tests. By identifying a baseline we have something to measure against for future treatment, for wellness plans, or should you have any future concerns about your cognitive function.

The system that we are using is highly validated. We offer a range of different tests for different situations.

1. A 4 step test for people concerned about the effect of poor sleep has on their memory and cognitive function
2. A 6 step test for perimenopausal and menopausal women
3. An 8 step test for age related memory changes
4. A 4 step shorter but highly accurate baseline general screening test
5. A comprehensive 12 step test to assess a wider range of memory and cognitive functions.

The tests are e-mailed to you at home and take between 10 and 40 minutes to complete depending on the test. There are interactive test tutorials and you will find the tasks engaging and unintimidating.