Health Screening
At Total Health West Berkshire we are excited to be offering health screening to help you keep informed and empowered about your health
Our health is the most important thing we have. It is all too easy to let our bodies and our health take a back seat in our lives as we focus on getting on with our busy day to day routines. This is where health screening come in.
It is often only when we feel unwell ourselves or someone close to us is ill that we start to think about our health.
Our health screenings are designed to be a ‘ bit of an MOT for your body’. It will give you the reassurance that everything is ok and an idea of the areas you may need to focus on to improve your health.
There are several important reasons to consider having a health screening:
Early Detection of Diseases
– Identify Issues Early: Health screening can detect diseases such as diabetes, and heart disease before symptoms appear, allowing for timely intervention and better treatment outcomes.
Preventive Care
– Catch Problems Before They Start. Regular screenings can help identify risk factors and prevent potential health issues from developing, promoting overall wellness.
Personalized Health Insights
– Tailored Recommendations: Screening provides valuable information about your health, allowing healthcare providers to offer personalized advice and lifestyle changes to improve your well-being.
Peace of Mind
– Reduce Anxiety About Health: Knowing your health status can alleviate worries about undiagnosed conditions and help you feel more in control of your health.
Establish a Baseline
– Track Changes Over Time:Regular screenings help establish a baseline for your health, making it easier to identify any significant changes in future tests.
Insurance Benefits
– Utilise Coverage: Many insurance plans cover preventive screenings at no cost to you, making it a financially wise decision.
Encourages Healthy Habits
– Motivation to Maintain Health: Knowing the results of your screenings can motivate you to adopt healthier lifestyle choices, such as improved diet and increased physical activity.
Access to Healthcare Resources
– Follow-Up Care: Screenings often lead to referrals for additional care or resources, ensuring you receive comprehensive health support. At Total Health we can send information about your health screening to your NHS GP or to a private clinician at your request.
At Total Health West Berkshire we offer four types of health screening, each one is designed to give a detailed and comprehensive picture of your health.
The screenings we have are:
- Ultimate Well Man Screening
- Ultimate Well Women Screening
- Complete Sports Fitness Profile Screening
- Comprehensive Sports Hormone Profile Screening
Each of the screenings includes:
- A 45 minute health assessment consultation including:
-Comprehensive blood test
-ECG
-BMI calculations
-Vital Signs measured
Then once your blood tests are back from the lab:
- A 30 minute health screening report consultation with one of our GPs including:
-A review of your blood test results
-A review of your ECG results
-QR3 risk calculation – this is the risk of you developing a stroke or heart attack over the next 10 years
-Advice on ways you can improve your health
-A chance for you to discuss your health and any concerns you have in detail
-A full report of your health screening findings and a copy emailed to your NHS GP as well.
Health Screening at Total Health
Ultimate Man Health Screening – £378
What is included in the screening?
- Comprehensive blood test
- ECG
- BMI calculations
- Vital Signs measured
- A review of your blood test results
- A review of your ECG results
- QR3 risk calculation – this is the risk of you developing a stroke or heart attack over the next 10 years
- Advice on ways you can improve your health
- A chance for you to discuss your health and any concerns you have in detail
- A full report of your health screening findings and a copy emailed to your NHS GP as well.
What is in the blood tests?
This blood test is specifically designed to provide men with the most comprehensive check-up. It gives you vital information about a wide range of very important health conditions. Having a blood test today can add years of health and wellness to your life. The conditions tested for very often take many years for symptoms to develop and some do not show any symptoms at all, but if not tested for, in the meantime, untreated, damage is being done.
This comprehensive blood test includes 51 indicators, these are:
Muscle and Bone Markers
- Adjusted Calcium
- Calcium
- Creatine Kinase
Liver Function
- Alanine Transaminase
- Albumin
- Alkaline Phosphatase
- Aspartate Aminotransferase
- Gamma Glutamyl Transferase
- Globulin
- Total Bilirubin
- Total Protein
Full Blood Count
- Basophils
- Eosinophils
- Haematocrit
- Haemoglobin
- Lymphocytes
- Mean Cell Haemoglobin Concentration
- Mean Cell Haemoglobin
- Mean Cell Volume (MCV)
- Mean Platelet Volume
- Monocytes
- Neutrophils
- Platelet Count
- Red Cell Count
- Red Cell Distribution Width
- White Cell Count
Cholesterol
- Cholesterol – Total
- HDL percentage
- High-Density Lipoprotein (HDL) Cholesterol
- Low Density Lipoprotein
- Non-HDL-Cholesterol
- Total Cholesterol : HDL Ratio
- Triglyceride
- Kidney Function
- Creatinine
- estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR)
- Urea
Iron Studies
- Ferritin
- Iron
- Total Iron-Binding Capacity
- Transferrin Saturation
- Unsaturated Iron-Binding Capacity
Vitamins
- Folate
- Vitamin B12
- Vitamin D (25-OH)
Thyroid
- Free T4 (thyroxine)
- Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
Diabetes
- HbA1c (Glycosylated Haemoglobin)
Inflammation
- High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein
- Minerals
- Magnesium
Hormones
- Testosterone
Gout
- Urate (Uric acid)
Who is this appointment for?
This appointment is for men aged over 18 who want to have a comprehensive screening of their health.
Ultimate Woman Health Screening – £378
What is included in the screening?
- Comprehensive blood test
- ECG
- BMI calculations
- Vital Signs measured
- A review of your blood test results
- A review of your ECG results
- QR3 risk calculation – this is the risk of you developing a stroke or heart attack over the next 10 years
- Advice on ways you can improve your health
- A chance for you to discuss your health and any concerns you have in detail
- A full report of your health screening findings and a copy emailed to your NHS GP as well.
What is in the blood tests?
This blood test is specifically designed to provide women with the most comprehensive check-up. It gives you vital information about a wide range of very important health conditions. Having a blood test today can add years of health and wellness to your life. The conditions tested for very often take many years for symptoms to develop and some do not show any symptoms at all, but if not tested for, in the meantime, untreated, damage is being done.
This comprehensive blood test includes 53 indicators, these are:
Muscle and Bone Markers
- Adjusted Calcium
- Calcium
- Creatine Kinase
Liver Function
- Alanine Transaminase
- Albumin
- Alkaline Phosphatase
- Aspartate Aminotransferase
- Gamma Glutamyl Transferase
- Globulin
- Total Bilirubin
- Total Protein
Full Blood Count
- Basophils
- Eosinophils
- Haematocrit
- Haemoglobin
- Lymphocytes
- Mean Cell Haemoglobin Concentration
- Mean Cell Haemoglobin
- Mean Cell Volume (MCV)
- Mean Platelet Volume
- Monocytes
- Neutrophils
- Platelet Count
- Red Cell Count
- Red Cell Distribution Width
- White Cell Count
Cholesterol
- Cholesterol – Total
- HDL percentage
- High-Density Lipoprotein (HDL) Cholesterol
- Low Density Lipoprotein
- Non-HDL-Cholesterol
- Total Cholesterol : HDL Ratio
- Triglyceride
- Kidney Function
- Creatinine
- estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR)
- Urea
Iron Studies
- Ferritin
- Iron
- Total Iron-Binding Capacity
- Transferrin Saturation
- Unsaturated Iron-Binding Capacity
Vitamins
- Folate
- Vitamin B12
- Vitamin D (25-OH)
Thyroid
- Free T4 (thyroxine)
- Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
Diabetes
- HbA1c (Glycosylated Haemoglobin)
Inflammation
- High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein
- Minerals
- Magnesium
Hormones
- Follicular Stimulating Hormone
- Luteinizing Hormone
- Oestradiol (E2)
Gout
- Urate (Uric acid)
Who is this appointment for?
This appointment is for women aged over 18 who want to have a comprehensive screening of their health.
Complete Sports Fitness Health Screening (trackable) – £339
What is included in the screening?
- Comprehensive blood test
- ECG
- BMI calculations
- Vital Signs measured
- A review of your blood test results
- A review of your ECG results
- QR3 risk calculation – this is the risk of you developing a stroke or heart attack over the next 10 years
- Advice on ways you can improve your health
- A chance for you to discuss your health and any concerns you have in detail
- A full report of your health screening findings and a copy emailed to your NHS GP as well.
What is in the blood tests?
If you want to know what your blood can tell you about your fitness – either before starting a programme, or to monitor progress during one, this is the profile for you.
This comprehensive blood test includes 45 indicators, these are:
Muscle and Bone Markers
-
- Adjusted Calcium
- Calcium
- Creatine Kinase
Liver Function
-
- Alanine Transaminase
- Albumin
- Alkaline Phosphatase
- Aspartate Aminotransferase
- Gamma Glutamyl Transferase
- Globulin
- Total Bilirubin
- Total Protein
Full Blood Count
-
- Basophils
- Eosinophils
- Haematocrit
- Haemoglobin
- Lymphocytes
- Mean Cell Haemoglobin Concentration
- Mean Cell Haemoglobin
- Mean Cell Volume (MCV)
- Mean Platelet Volume
- Monocytes
- Neutrophils
- Platelet Count
- Red Cell Count
- Red Cell Distribution Width
- White Cell Count
Cholesterol
-
- Cholesterol – Total
- HDL percentage
- High-Density Lipoprotein (HDL) Cholesterol
- Low Density Lipoprotein
- Total Cholesterol : HDL Ratio
- Triglyceride
Kidney Function
-
- Creatinine
- estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR)
- Urea
- Iron Studies
- Ferritin
- Iron
- Total Iron-Binding Capacity
- Transferrin Saturation
- Unsaturated Iron-Binding Capacity
Vitamins
-
- Vitamin B12
- Vitamin D (25-OH)
Inflammation
-
- High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein
Hormones
-
- Testosterone
Gout
-
- Urate (Uric acid)
Who is this appointment for?
This is a comprehensive profile for anyone over the age of 16 wanting information about their fitness for sports – either before starting a programme or to monitor progress during one.
We are able to monitor and track these results over time to see how well your body is functioning in response to your exercise regime and flag up anything that may need to be looked at.
Comprehensive Sports Hormone Profile Health Screening – £398
What is included in the screening?
- Comprehensive blood test
- ECG
- BMI calculations
- Vital Signs measured
- A review of your blood test results
- A review of your ECG results
- QR3 risk calculation – this is the risk of you developing a stroke or heart attack over the next 10 years
- Advice on ways you can improve your health
- A chance for you to discuss your health and any concerns you have in detail
- A full report of your health screening findings and a copy emailed to your NHS GP as well.
What is in the blood tests?
Analyse the widest range of hormones and systems in your body affected by fitness activity, that can be measured with a blood test. If you are taking supplements and want to monitor the affects these are having then this is the test for you. If you are concerned that you may not be responding to your exercise as you should then these are the hormones and systems to check.
This comprehensive blood test includes 19 indicators, these are:
-
- Liver Function
- Alanine Transaminase
- Albumin
- Alkaline Phosphatase
- Aspartate Aminotransferase
- Gamma Glutamyl Transferase
- Globulin
- Total Bilirubin
- Total Protein
- Hormones
- DHEA-Sulphate
- Follicular Stimulating Hormone
- Free Androgen Index
- Free Testosterone Calculation
- Luteinizing Hormone
- Oestradiol (E2)
- Prolactin
- Sex Hormone Binding Globulin
- Testosterone
- Thyroid
- Free T4 (thyroxine)
- Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
Who is this appointment for?
This is a comprehensive profile for anyone over the age of 16 wanting information about their hormones and related systems that may be affected by their sporting activities or supplements.
Frequently Asked Questions
Our Private General Practitioners
Dr James Cave (He/Him)
GP
James is a senior General Practitioner with over 30 years of experience. He has a wealth of experience in all aspects of medicine including Cardiovascular disease (particularly the management of cholesterol and blood pressure), Respiratory diseases, Endocrine, ENT, Musculoskeletal, and Rheumatology.
His work as Editor-in-Chief of the medical journal Drug & Therapeutics Bulletin means he has significant expertise in understanding the pros and cons of drugs and enjoys working with patients to understand what might be best for them rather than satisfying a target set elsewhere.
He has a particular interest in the care of the elderly and does offer a visiting service. He believes passionately in personal care and understands how difficult it has become for people to see their GP. Whether you have a new problem, would like time to really talk through an ongoing issue, or just get a second opinion James will be delighted to help.
In addition to general consultations, he offers soft-tissue and joint injections for such problems as frozen shoulders, arthritis, tendonitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, Morton’s neuroma, and trigger finger.
In 2009 James was honoured with an OBE for services to medicine.
Dr Barbara Barrie (She/Hers)
GP
Having qualified from Edinburgh University in 1989, I have worked in the NHS for 34 years, mainly as a GP Partner, but I have also had short spells employed as a Salaried GP and GP Retainer.
In addition, I have been a Macmillan GP, an Out of Hours GP working regular weekend sessions, and a GP in Palliative Medicine.
My clinical interests are Mental Health, Women’s health, and Palliative Medicine but in my day-to-day practice, I cover all aspects of primary care.
I am qualified to fit intrauterine devices (coils) for contraception, HRT, and in the management of heavy menstrual bleeding, as well as ring pessaries for management of gynaecological prolapse.
In addition, I perform steroid knee injections to help with knee pain due to arthritis.
Aside from work, I enjoy walking my 3 dogs, ski- ing, and singing in a local choir.
Dr Susan Connell (She/Hers)
GP
I qualified from Charing Cross & Westminster Medical School in 1993 & as a General Practitioner in 2001. I have a passion for Medicine & for thorough, holistic care. I look forward to meeting you & helping you to shape your health goals.
Our Phelbotomist
Jo Clarke (She/Her)
Phlebotomist
I have been performing Phlebotomy for adults and children since 2001.
I have worked in various Hospital and Clinical settings for the NHS and Private sector. I offer Phlebotomy Services, Well Person Checks and Electrocardiograms at Total Health West Berkshire
My weekends are filled with spending time with my husband, 2 children and 3 year old grandson, and hopefully once a year sitting on a sandy beach somewhere very hot.