Preparing for your Health Assessment

What tests are included in your Health Assessment?

Our industry-leading Health Assessments focus on the areas that matter most to your health and wellbeing. The specific tests included in your assessment depend on the package you have selected.

If you’re unsure which assessment you’ve booked, please check your booking confirmation email for details.

To learn more about the tests included in our assessments, select from the options below:

• For Personalised Health Assessments (Pro, Life, and Online Health Assessments) — Click Here
• For 360, 360+, Lifestyle, or Female Health Assessments — Click Here

• Does my Health Assessment package include a blood test?

  Use the table below to determine whether your assessment includes a blood test and/or if fasting is required.

  Blood test types:

  • Venous blood test – A full blood test where blood is drawn from a vein using a needle.
  • Skin Prick test – A small drop of blood is collected from a fingertip using a quick, painless prick.

  
  

  All blood tests, whether a Skin Prick or Venous blood test, require fasting unless you are diabetic or pregnant. For more details on fasting requirements, click here.

  Health Assessments	Blood Test Included?	Is Fasting Required?
  360 / 360+	Yes (Venous)	Yes (unless diabetic or pregnant)
  Lifestyle	Yes (Skin Prick)	Yes (unless diabetic or pregnant)
  Lifestyle +	Yes (Venous)	Yes (unless diabetic or pregnant)
  Female Health Assessment	Yes (Venous)	Yes (unless diabetic or pregnant)
  Pro 1 / Pro 2 / Pro 3 / Pro 4	Yes (Venous)	Yes (unless diabetic or pregnant)
  Life 1	No	No
  Life 2 / Life 3	Yes (Skin Prick)	Yes (unless diabetic or pregnant)
  Life 4	Yes (Venous)	Yes (unless diabetic or pregnant)
  Life Online	No	No
  Life Online + / Pro Online	Yes (Venous)	Yes (unless diabetic or pregnant)

  
  

  Not sure which Health Assessment you booked? Check your confirmation email for details. If you have a medical condition that prevents you from fasting, please see our FAQs.

Before your assessment

4 weeks before

To get the most out of your Health Assessment, make sure you’ve completed all the pre-appointment instructions below:

This includes making sure you:

• Complete your online health risk assessment on Trium at least 72 hours before your assessment
• Select the module(s) of your choice at least 3 working days before your assessment if you’ve booked a Personalised Health Assessment.

• If you’re having a PSA blood test...

  If you’re a male over 50, we may include a PSA blood test in your Health Assessment package.

  If this test is included, please read the PSA blood test leaflet before your assessment and follow the guidance below to help minimise the risk of a false positive result.

  Before undertaking a PSA blood test, you must not have:

  • Had a urinary tract infection in the last month
  • Done vigorous exercise in the previous 48 hours
  • Ejaculated in the last 48 hours
  • Undergone a prostate biopsy or surgery in the last six weeks.

• If you’re having a bowel cancer screening...

  A bowel cancer screening is included in some of our Health Assessment packages if you’re over 40.

  If you’re eligible, you will receive a FIT kit in the post containing a bowel cancer screening tool before your assessment. The kit will also contain detailed use instructions.

  To make sure your screening results are available on the day of your assessment, please return your test to us at least five working days before your appointment using the prepaid envelope provided. If results aren’t available during your assessment, we’ll either:

  • Include them in your Health Assessment report
  • Send them via letter
  • Have a Health Assessment Doctor communicate them to you

  If you don’t receive your FIT kit 8-10 days before your appointment, please contact us on 0345 230 2040. Lines are open Monday to Friday, 8am to 8pm.

• If you’re having a smear test...

  In our Health Assessments (360, 360+, or female health), we offer dual testing for cervical smears. This means that your sample will be tested for high-risk Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) and cytology.

  Smear tests will be offered for anyone aged 25 to 49 years, conducted every three years, and for those aged 50 to 64 years, conducted every five years.

  If clinically indicated, a smear test will be offered more frequently.

24 hours before

There are a few things you need to do the day before your Health Assessment:

Fasting

If your assessment includes a blood test, you must fast for 8 to 10 hours before your appointment. All blood tests (including Skin Prick and Venous blood tests) require fasting unless you are diabetic or pregnant.

Click here to check whether your assessment includes a blood test and if fasting is required.

• Non-diabetic – do not eat anything and drink only water for 8-10 hours prior to your appointment
• Diabetic – continue to eat and drink as normal
• Pregnant – only fast if you are comfortable to do so and there are no medical concerns in your pregnancy.

Hydration

Remember to drink plenty of water to help you stay hydrated before your appointment.

This will make it easier to accurately assess your urine and blood samples, along with your blood pressure measurements and any other clinical indicators that are assessed as part of your appointment.

Avoid alcohol, fizzy drinks, and caffeinated beverages, as these can affect your results.

Rest

Rest up the day before your Health Assessment if possible.

This will help prevent exercise affecting your urinalysis, body composition, and blood pressure measurements.

Don’t smoke

Whilst it’s not essential that you avoid smoking or vaping, please be aware that this can impact the results of your Health Assessment.

During your assessment

When you arrive, you’ll be welcomed at reception before meeting your dedicated Doctor or Physiologist who specialise in Health Assessments.

Wear comfortable and flexible clothing

Wear comfortable and flexible clothing (loose top/tracksuit/shorts) and trainers as you may need to complete some light exercise during your assessment. Alternatively, you can always bring your exercise clothes with you to change into.

Adjustments for certain tests

During the Health Assessment, for certain tests to be conducted, your clinician may ask you to adjust or remove certain garments.

Your clinician will explain exactly what is involved in each test and you will always be offered a chaperone during your assessment.

Let us know if there’s anything you can’t do

If we advise there is a medical reason why we cannot carry out a specific test, we will tell you why and lay out what to do next.

Please let us know in advance if there is anything that may affect your ability to take part in any of the tests included in your package.

If you’re concerned about your condition, medication, or situation impacting your ability to undergo exercise testing, click below.

• If you’re having an active ECG or aerobic capacity test…

  You will not be able to have the exercise ECG/aerobic capacity test if you have any of these specific conditions or symptoms.

  However, if you have booked this module or an appointment including an exercise test and we are unable to conduct the exercise test, we will still conduct a resting Fitness V02max and Physiologist coaching.

After your assessment

A bespoke Health Assessment report

Following your Health assessment, we’ll put a tailored report together that contains your results and any recommendations we think will benefit your long-term health.

Repeat access to Trium^®

You’ll be granted free access to Trium following your Health Assessment. Trium gives you detailed access to health and wellbeing metrics whilst offering tailored advice based on your questionnaire answers.