The NHS provides a range of health checks throughout your life. South Saxon Surgery fully supports this programme. The following checks are available to patients of the surgery:
- 6 week check – making sure all is well with you and your new arrival
- New patient health check
- Childhood immunisations – a comprehensive programme to protect against common, serious infectious diseases
- Contraceptive checks – ensuring your contraception continues to suit your age, your health needs, and your lifestyle
- Cervical smears – helping to prevent cervical cancer, conducted at 3-yearly intervals from the age of 25 (not considered helpful under the age of 25)
- Mammograms – helping to detect breast cancer at an earlier, more treatable stage, conducted at 3-yearly intervals between ages 50-70
- Stool tests – helping to detect bowel cancer at an earlier, more treatable stage, conducted at 2-yearly intervals from age 60 onwards
Healthy living checks
A thorough review of your lifestyle and risk factors including weight, blood pressure, smoking status, and cholesterol, helping you to keep yourself healthy, checks conducted between ages 40-74, at 5-yearly intervals (in addition, we are always pleased to see any patient of any age wanting advice or help with smoking cessation, sensible drinking, weight control, and regular exercise).
