Caring for our health often takes a backseat in our busy modern lives. Doctors’ appointments can seem less urgent and you might feel your symptoms aren’t severe enough to cause concern. However, not prioritising your health could leave you susceptible to many preventable (and often treatable) conditions.
A complete private health assessment is one of the best ways to keep your health in check. But why are they necessary, and where can you get the most comprehensive assessment? Discover all you need to know about private health assessments and how to ensure you’re getting every health check you need.
What is a private health assessment?
A private health assessment is an in-depth examination providing a detailed overview of your health. Unlike regular medical check-ups, which focus on specific symptoms or problems, private health assessments evaluate and uncover potential health conditions or risk factors.
Private health assessments cover many areas, such as cardiology, cancer checks, metabolic function and general health. Not all assessments include the same things, so checking beforehand is essential.
First, the assessment includes a thorough examination of your medical history, lifestyle and any current health concerns.
Afterwards, you’ll have a series of different diagnostic tests, such as:
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans
- Computed tomography (CT) scans
- Blood tests
- Ultrasound scans
A team of specialists will carefully assess your test results and provide personalised advice and possible referral for treatment if necessary.
Why have a full private health assessment?
Private health assessments are an excellent choice for those with a family history of specific conditions, who have unexplained symptoms or want to be proactive about their health. Private health assessments help you safeguard your health and benefit from early disease detection.
Let’s explore the benefits of a comprehensive private health assessment in more detail.
Personalised health insights
A complete health assessment offers tailored advice and insight into your health, including any potential risk factors. You can make healthy choices and do what’s suitable for your body using the information you receive from your private health assessment.
Early detection and treatment
Early detection offers the best prevention. With a private health assessment, you’ll receive fast treatment for any possible diagnosis. Many therapies are more effective when a disease or condition is in its earlier stages. Sometimes, early detection can save your life – especially regarding cancer and heart conditions.
Access to a range of diagnostic tools
When you have a complete health assessment, you’ll access many diagnostic tools you usually do not. For instance, when you visit the doctor, more often than not, they do not perform an MRI immediately. But when you have a private health assessment, you can undergo multiple diagnostic tests in one go, ensuring you cover as many aspects of your health as possible.
Preventative healthcare at its best
With a private health assessment, you can access preventative healthcare and experience its benefits. Prevention is vital for many different conditions, especially those affecting your heart. When you undergo diagnostic imaging and checks, you can rule out potential risk factors or make the correct adjustments to your lifestyle to minimise them.
Convenience
Finding the time to look after your health can be challenging. But when you undergo a private health assessment, you’ll undergo all tests and examinations in one day, making it easier than ever to prioritise your health.
At Echelon Health, we understand the complexities of modern life and make sure we do everything in just one day. Learn more about your day at Echelon.
What’s included in a comprehensive private health assessment in London?
Private health assessments in London will differ depending on who you choose. In addition, some places only offer set assessments that you cannot change. However, we want you to get the most from your private health assessment at Echelon Health, so we offer many personalised packages.
Platinum and Gold assessments
Our Platinum and Gold private health assessments are among the most advanced worldwide. We combine our team’s 30 years of experience with the latest diagnostic tools to assess your health thoroughly.
Our Platinum assessment can detect up to 92% of the causes of preventable deaths in men and 95% in women. Our Gold assessment uses cutting-edge imaging techniques to ensure you receive a comprehensive set of results reviewed by up to seven of the world’s most renowned radiologists.
Our Platinum assessment includes:
- Medical Questionnaire and pre-assessment
- Blood tests
- ECG
- CT aorta
- CT heart
- CT coronary angiogram
- CT chest
- CT pelvis
- CT abdomen
- CT virtual colonoscopy
- CT bone density
- MRI brain
- MRI cerebral artery angiogram
- MRI carotid artery angiogram
- MRI prostate (men)
- Ultrasound thyroid
- Ultrasound testes/ovaries
- Digital mammogram (Women only)
- Full body mole screen
- Final consultation
Our Gold assessment includes:
- Medical questionnaire and pre-assessment
- Blood tests
- ECG
- CT aorta
- CT heart
- CT coronary angiogram
- CT chest
- CT pelvis
- CT abdomen
- CT virtual colonoscopy
- MRI prostate (men)
- Ultrasound testes/ovaries
- Digital mammogram (women only)
- Final consultation
Core Cancer assessments
Cancer is one of the world’s biggest killers, which is why we’re dedicated to preventing it. Our Core Cancer assessment detects the highest-risk cancers as early as possible so you can receive effective treatment. These tests are also vital for people with a family history of cancer.
Our Core Cancer assessment include the following:
- Medical questionnaire and pre-assessment
- Blood tests
- CT pelvis
- CT abdomen
- CT virtual colonoscopy
- MRI prostate (men)
- Ultrasound thyroid
- Ultrasound testes/ovaries
- Digital mammogram (women only)
- Final consultation
Healthy Heart assessments
Your heart is a vital organ, so you must take care of your cardiovascular health proactively. With Echelon Health’s Healthy Heart assessment, we’ll assess your risk of heart conditions and problems in under an hour. Our tests check your risk of coronary heart disease and offer insight into the health of your heart’s arteries.
This assessment would suit anyone with a family history of heart disease or if you have cardiac risk factors or simply want to do the best you can for your heart.
Our Healthy Heart assessment includes:
- Medical questionnaire and pre-assessment
- Blood tests
- ECG
- CT heart
- CT coronary angiogram
- Final consultation
The Cullinan assessment
We take women’s health symptoms seriously at Echelon Health. We’ve created our own Cullinan assessment that puts women’s symptoms and health at the forefront. This test is for women aged 40 and over and we designed it to detect the early stages of conditions like osteoporosis, heart disease, breast cancer and more.
Our Cullinan assessment includes:
- Comprehensive blood checks: hormonal profile and cancer markers
- Digital mammogram
- Transvaginal ultrasound
- ECG
- CT coronary angiogram
- CT chest
- CT bone density
- Full body mole check
- Round-trip transfer in a chauffeur-driven car
- Overnight stay in one of London’s top 5-star hotels
Book your full private health assessment with Echelon Health
Full private health assessments are crucial for many people who want to protect their health with advanced diagnostics. From early detection to confirming or ruling out risk factors, private health assessments are an excellent way to understand your health better.
If you’re keen to safeguard your health proactively, a comprehensive private health assessment could be for you. Many places offer health evaluations in London, but at Echelon Health, we offer multiple assessments that we can tailor to your needs.
Contact us today and discover how easy it can be to take your health into your own hands.
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