Essential plus

The essential plus assessment gives you a heart health risk assessment and lifestyle advice from a specially trained nurse. It’s an ideal choice if you’re generally healthy and would like advice from a healthcare professional about your diet, fitness and lifestyle to minimise your health risks for the future.

Length of assessment:

Up to 1 hour with a nurse or a health care professional.
The essential plus assessment has the following tests included, selected to help you improve your health and wellbeing.

General

• Medical and lifestyle questionnaire
• Dietary assessment
• Guide to healthy living
• Personalised medical report and recommendations
• Lifestyle consultation with nurse

Measurements

• Blood pressure
• Body composition (height, weight, hip to waist, BMI and body fat percentage)

Blood tests

• Cholesterol profile
• Diabetes risk

Other Investigations

• Cardiovascular risk score
• Urine analysis (3 tests for diabetes infection and kidney function)
• Vision and hearing

Female Specific Tests

• Breast cancer awareness

Male Specific Tests

• Testicular cancer awareness

If any tests are not clinically appropriate for you, your doctor will advise you.