Well Person Screening

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Well Person Screening (WPS) is a voluntary health programme which is offered to staff by MCL Medics Occupational Health Service.

This programme is aimed at helping you to evaluate your lifestyle and provide you with the appropriate advice which will assist you in making long term changes to your general health and overall well-being.

What Does A Well Person Screening Involve?

The following tests are usually carried out at planned health promotion events:

Blood Pressure

Body Mass Index

Cholesterol test

Cardiac risk factor

Glucose test

Resting heart rate

Waist circumference

What Do These Tests Mean?

Blood Pressure

Is a measurement of your hearts effort of pumping blood around the body. Abnormal readings are usually referred to your GP with your consent.

Body Mass Index (BMI)

Is the calculation of height and weight, putting the weight in context of the body frame.

Cholesterol

Is a simple finger prick blood test which gives a result in 3 minutes.

There are two types of cholesterol: High Density Lipoprotein (HDL) good cholesterol. These usually consist of the following food products: low fat, unsaturated spreads, semi and skimmed milk, all fish, cod, plaice, sole and whiting, lean meat, fruit and vegetables, wholegrain varieties of bread, pasta, basmati rice, noodles.

Cardiac Risk Factor (Using QRISK3 Calculator)

QRISK is an algorithm which calculates an individual’s 10-year risk of having a heart attack or stroke. It was developed by doctors and academics and is based on routinely collected data from many thousands of General Practices across the country via the QResearch database. The results also indicate whether lifestyle adjustments or other preventive steps are necessary to reduce cardiovascular risk.

Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL)

Best avoided fats: high fat cheese, e.g. stilton, full fat cheese spread, cakes, pastries, pies, doughnuts, crisps, bombay mix, fish in creamy sauce, fatty cuts of meat. Abnormal cholesterol readings are usually referred to your GP with your consent.

Glucose

Knowing your blood sugar levels helps you manage your diabetes and reduces your risk of having serious complications – now and in the future.

Your blood sugar levels, also known as blood glucose levels, are a measurement that show how much glucose you have in your blood. For the majority of healthy individuals, normal blood sugar levels are as follows:

Between 4.0 to 5.4 mmol/L (72 to 99 mg/dL) when fasting Up to 7.8 mmol/L (140 mg/dL) 2 hours after eating

Resting Heart Rate

Your resting heart rate, or pulse, is the number of times your heart beats per minute when you are at rest — such as when you are relaxed, sitting or lying down.

Resting heart rate varies from person to person. Knowing yours can give you an important sign of your heart health. For adults, a normal resting heart rate ranges between 60 and 100 beats a minute. Usually, a lower resting heart rate means your heart is working more efficiently and is more fit. For example, an athlete might have a resting heart rate of around 40 beats a minute.

Waist circumference

Waist circumference is a good measure of fat around your middle. This type of fat builds up around your organs, and is linked to high blood fat levels, high blood pressure and diabetes. A larger waist usually also means there is excess fat inside your organs. When this happens in your liver, for example, it pumps out too much fat and sugar into the blood, increasing your risk of coronary heart disease and diabetes.

Health & Wellbeing Questionnaire

Well Person Screening Questionnaire to be completed by the client following confirmation of your booked appointment.

Medical History

1. Have you, or are you, suffering from any serious illness / medical conditions? Yes No

If Yes’ please provide further details:

2. Are you taking medication prescribed by your doctor? Yes No

If Yes’ please provide further details:

3. Is there a history in your immediate family of: Please tick the relevant boxes

Diet Day One

Please make a list of the foods you have eaten in the past two days including hot and cold drinks and beverages containing alcohol.

Diet Day Two

Alcohol

Do you know how much you really drink?

Women: should drink no more than 14 units of alcohol per week, these units should be spread out through the week and they should have at least two alcohol-free days a week. Men: should drink no more than 14 units of alcohol per week, these units should be spread out through the week and they should have at least two alcohol-free days a week. Binge drinking - six or more standard drinks in one sitting can significantly increase the risk of developing physical health issues including liver disease, cancer and high blood pressure. Alcohol is also a depressant and can have serious negative mental health effects.

1 Unit is equal to

Half a pint ordinary beer, lager or cider

One single measure of spirits, Whisky, Gin, Bacardi and Vodka

One small glass of wine

One small glass of sherry

One measure of vermouth or aperitif

Please note: Extra strong lager, etc. contains almost three times as much alcohol as ordinary beer.

Alcohol Diary For Last Week

Smoking

Please tick and complete the following:

Smoking Status

Exercise

Exercise plays an important part in your overall wellbeing.

It helps most of the system and organs in your body to work better. It also helps you feel more energised. The more you do, the easier it gets.

Body Checks

Please tick and complete the following:

Females

Do you regularly perform breast self examination? Yes No

Do you have regular cervical smears? Yes No

If you are over 50 years, do you have regular mammograms? Yes No

Males

Do you regularly perform testicular self examinations? Yes No

If you are over 40 years, are you aware of the signs and symptoms of prostate problems? Yes No

Sun Care

How common is skin cancer?

There are two main types of skin cancer: malignant melanoma which is less common but more serious: and non-melanoma skin cancer which is very common but not so serious.

Around 15,400 people are diagnosed with melanoma in the UK each year. Melanoma is the 5th most common cancer in the UK.

How many people survive cancer?

Malignant melanoma survival rates have been improving for the last twenty five years and are now amongst the highest for any cancer. Survival rates show that 81% of men and 90% of women survive the disease for at least five years after diagnosis.

Reference skin cancer; Cancer research UK. http://info.cancerresearchuk.org/cancerstats

Sleep

We don’t usually need to think very much as sleep is just a part of life’s routine. Even so, most of us sometimes find that we can’t sleep properly; we call this insomnia. It’s usually just for a short time, perhaps when we’re worried or excited.

When things settle down, we start sleeping properly again. If you can’t sleep properly, it can be a real problem - we need sleep to keep healthy.

Sleep Apnoea (interrupted sleep)

You snore loudly and stop breathing for short periods during the night. This happens because the upper part of your airway closes. Every time you stop breathing, you wake suddenly and your body or arms and legs may jerk.

You stay awake just for a short time, then fall off to sleep again. This will happen several times during the night. You may have a dry mouth and a headache when you wake up the morning. You feel tired in the day and may have an irresistible urge to go to sleep.

You are more likely to get sleep apnoea if you are Older Overweight

A smoker

A heavy drinker

Preventing melanoma.

Tips for staying safe in the sun:

Applying high factor sunscreen and reapply frequently

Avoid sunbathing between 11:00 hours & 15:00 hours

Gradually build up the time you spend in the sun

It is possible to develop sunburn under the following conditions: in the shade, when it is cloudy and while swimming

Remove yourself from the sun at the first sign of burning

Always drink plenty of water

Always protect your eyes from the sun, when choosing sunglasses look for one of the following: The CE Mark, and British standard (BS EN 1836: 1997), UV 400 Label, a statement that the sunglasses offer 100% UV protection.

Here Are Some Simple Tips That Many People Find Helpful:

Do’s

Dont’s

Blood Pressure

Screening results

Make sure that your bed and bedroom are comfortable - not too hot, not too cold, not too noisy

Make sure that your mattress supports you properly. If it’s too firm, your hips and shoulders are under pressure. If it’s too soft, your body sags which is bad for your back. Generally, you should replace your mattress every 10 years to get the best support and comfort.

Get some exercise. Don’t overdo it, but try some regular swimming or walking. The best time to exercise is in the daytime particularly late afternoon or early evening. Later than this can disturb your sleep.

Take some time to relax properly before going to bed. Some people find aromatherapy helpful.

If something is troubling you and there is nothing you can do about it right away, try writing it down before going to bed and then tell yourself to deal with it tomorrow.

If you can’t sleep, get up and do something relaxing. Read, watch television, or listen to quiet music. After a while, you should feel tired enough to go to bed again.

Don’t go without sleep for a long time. Go to bed when you feel tired and stick to a routine of getting up at the same time every day, whether you still feel tired or not.

Caffeine hangs around in your body for many hours after your last drink of tea or coffee. Stop drinking tea or coffee by mid afternoon. If you want a hot drink in the evening, try something milky or herbal (but check there’s no caffeine in it).

Don’t drink a lot of alcohol. It may help you fall asleep, but you will almost certainly wake up during the night.

Don’t eat or drink a lot late at night. Try to have your supper early in the evening rather than late.

If you’ve had a bad night, don’t sleep in the next day - it will make it harder to get off to sleep the following night.

Don’t use slimming tablets - many of these will tend to keep you awake.

Cholesterol

Body Mass Index

A number of additional factors should be taken into consideration when measuring your BMI.

If you’re an athlete or very muscular, muscle weighs more than fat, this can push your BMI into a higher category. BMI’s are not usually accurate for people who are frail, pregnant, or breastfeeding.

To work out your BMI:

Divide your weight in kilograms (kg) by your height in metres (m)

Then divide the answer by your height again to get your BMI

For example:

If you weigh 70kg and you’re 1.75m tall, divide 70 by 1.75 The answer is 40.

Then divide 40 by 1.75 The answer is 22.9 This is your BMI.

Glucose

Resting Heart Rate

Measurement

Cardiac Risk Factor