What is a Health and Wellness Check?

A health and wellness check is a preventive health assessment based on expert evidence-based guidelines. It is aimed at optimising a person’s health and wellness. The exact check will depend on factors like the person’s age, other medical problems and their family history, and will involve an examination that covers most of the basic systems of the body, including the heart system, lung system, gut system and nervous system examination. Additional examinations can be added depending on the clinical scenario.

COVID-19 has significantly impacted people’s ability to feel safe in accessing preventive health measures through their GP. With eased restrictions and heightened safety measures in place in our clinics, now is a great time to put your health first and book in.

You can book your health and wellness check online. If you’re a new patient, choose a long consultation. If you’re an existing patient, pick the short consult.

Who Should Get Their Health and Wellness Check?

Whether you are young or old, have pre-existing conditions or feel healthy and fresh, every adult can and should get a health and wellness check from their GP. The regularity varies from person to person. Reasons to get your health and wellness check:

• Regular health checks are essential if you have a history of health issues within your family, especially cancer, heart disease or other serious illnesses
• If you experience ongoing symptoms that concern you
• You haven’t had an appointment with a GP in over 2 years.

Please note that if you are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19, please get a COVID-19 test before visiting a doctor. In the meantime, you can book a Telehealth consult.

Telehealth Consultations

For a Telehealth consultation, you can talk to a GP over the phone. We have our own Telehealth service called Doctor in My Pocket. This is a service for those who are unable to visit a clinic in person or have COVID-19 symptoms but wish to talk to a GP as soon as possible.

Preventative Health

Getting a health and wellness check is an important step to maintaining your health but you can also do a lot for yourself outside of the doctor’s office. Reduce your risk factors and prevent health complications later on. Here are some things you can do to help maintain your health:

• Exercise. Take a 30 minute walk every day
• Sleep. Healthy adults should aim to get 7-9 hours sleep a night
• Diet. Maintain a healthy diet
• Posture. How to improve your posture
• Social media. Limit the time spent on devices
• Water. Drink plenty of it.