We all know that ‘prevention is better than cure’ – that’s why we regularly service our cars and our gas central heating boilers and that’s why we visit our dentist regularly. In order to keep everything running smoothly we regularly check its all OK and, if there is a problem, hopefully we’ll have found out about it early enough to make sure we don’t have a big bill to pay or lots of pain to endure!

Unfortunately that's not how we treat the most important thing in our lives - our own bodies and our own health. The only time we ever seem to go to the doctor is when we are feeling unwell - then its already too late to avoid the problem and all we can do is try to cure ourselves of it. Thankfully this can most often be done with the help of prescribed medication but occasionally when more serious illnesses strike, very little can be done in the absence of early detection.

Cancer and heart disease together account for the vast majority of premature deaths in the UK and many would have been avoidable with early detection. But there are many other illnesses and conditions which are not necessarily life threatening but are nonetheless very serious and make people's lives very miserable.

In the UK 250,000 people have Type 1 diabetes and just over 1.5 million have Type 2 diabetes. But more amazingly, it is estimated that there are up to one million people who have Type 2 diabetes but haven't been diagnosed yet! Early detection can help to avoid or, at the very least, alleviate this discomfort through proper diagnosis and treatment.

United Patients are committed to ensuring your good health and general well-being and have arranged a facility in a clinic in Harley Street, central London, for a full health screening for every one of our members FREE OF CHARGE.

This is a facility that you can, and should, make use of once a year, EVERY year! The results of the screening are totally confidential to you and you will be provided with a full written report which you can take away and show to your own G.P. if you would like to investigate the findings still further.

The tests include:

• Full Haematology Profile (blood test)
• Cholesterol Test (cardiac risk factor)
• Glucose Test (check for diabetes)
• Gamma Glutamyl Transferase test (liver function test)
• Faecal Occult Blood Test (bowel cancer risk assessment)
• Weight and Body Mass Index assessment
• Urine Analysis
• Lung Function Test
• Blood Pressure Check
• Lifestyle Questionnaire and General Review

Optional checks (which may incur a small fee) include:

• Breast Examination & Guidance on Self-Examination
• Mammogram
• Thin Prep Cervical Smear
• PSA Levels - test for prostate cancer
• Electrocardiogram (ECG)
• Exercise Heart Check

To find out more about this and other membership benefits, please call us on 0800-010-010 and one of our customer care team will be delighted to answer your questions, or alternatively click here

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