Your Breast Health Assessment checklist

How to get the most out of your health assessment
What you do - before your appointment
What you do - on the day
When you arrive
Your health assessment

How to get the most out of your health assessment

In choosing a BUPA health assessment you are taking an important step towards safeguarding your future health and wellbeing.

This checklist will ensure that you are fully prepared for your Breast Health Assessment - please take a few moments to read it through and don't hesitate to contact us if you have any queries.

We look forward to welcoming you to the centre and will do everything we can to ensure that you are able to relax and enjoy the time that you are devoting specifically for your health.

What you do - before your appointment

Your health assessment questionnaire
You will need to bring a completed health assessment questionnaire with you to your assessment. Please complete this as fully as possible. This forms the basis for your discussion with the BUPA doctor, and the information you provide will help us to understand and address your individual needs.
Breast Health Assessment questionnaire

If you have any problems downloading the questionnaire, please arrive at the centre at least 15 minutes before your appointment to allow time to complete a health assessment questionnaire.

Rescheduling or cancelling your appointment
If you should need to change or cancel your appointment, we can do this for a fee of £15, providing you call us at least three clear weekdays before your appointment. A £75 fee will be charged if you give us less notice than three clear weekdays. If you fail to attend on the day, without calling us in advance, you will be charged the full price of your health assessment. If your assessment is being paid for by your employer or has been pre-paid, different terms may apply and these will have been discussed with you at the time of booking.

What you do - on the day

Medicines
If you are taking any medication please continue to do so.

Mammogram (for women aged over 40 or whose employer may have paid)
You may have chosen to have a special X-ray called a mammogram. You should not use a spray deodorant or talcum powder on the day of your assessment as these may affect the quality of the mammogram image. You may however use a roll-on deodorant without causing any problems. If you are under 40, the Wellwoman sister or doctor may recommend a mammogram if you have a family history of breast disease, in which case it would be advisable for you to observe the guidelines mentioned above. The factsheet provides important information about the mammogram.
Mammogram factsheet

Payment
If you are paying for your assessment yourself please ensure that you bring a method of payment with you on the day. You may pay by cash, cheque (payable to BUPA Wellness) or by any of the following credit, debit or charge cards - Visa, Mastercard, Switch, Delta, American Express or Diners Club.

When you arrive

Please ensure that you bring your completed health questionnaire with you to your assessment.

When you arrive at the centre you will be greeted by our receptionist who will take your health questionnaire and ask you to fill in a data protection notice. The receptionist will also check our record of your address and your GP's address.

Please try to arrive in good time for your assessment. If you are delayed we will do our best to fit you in but you may need to wait. A map will be sent to you.
Alternatively, you can download a map from "Our locations".

Your health assessment

The Breast Health Assessment includes a thorough breast check together with mammography for women over 40 to help detect early signs of breast disease.

So that you can be sure of what to expect from your visit, we have listed below the range of tests and investigations that we will be carrying out during your assessment. These are in addition to your consultation and examination with the doctor.

Please don't hesitate to call us if you have any questions or concerns.

The Breast Health Assessment includes the following:

Breast examination
Mammogram (where purchased)