Mature Health
From £899 | Stay on top of your health and wellbeing as you get older.
Book online or on 0345 600 3458^
For staying healthy later in life
Our Mature Health assessment is a 2-hour appointment for those over 65 years old looking at your physical and mental health. You'll see your risk of conditions like heart disease, diabetes and certain types of cancer. It also includes checks that look at areas you may worry about as you get older, like mobility.
We'll help you with a year of ongoing support, with coaching calls to help meet your goals. You'll also get access to our Anytime HealthLine, with nurses on hand all day every day to help with any concerns.
What’s included in your assessment
£899
or 10 monthly payments of £89.90 at no extra cost.
- 1 hour with a health adviser
- Up to an hour with a doctor
Before your assessment
We’ll send you two questionnaires before your appointment. The first helps us determine which health checks are best suited to you. The second will come 48 hours before you see us, and will give us an idea of how your mental health is.
What we check on the day
Our health adviser will take you through these health checks. For more information, we have detailed explanations of why we use them.
Height, weight and waist measurements
We’ll check your BMI and body fat percentage to see if you’re under or overweight.
Basal metabolic rate
We’ll look into how your body breaks down the energy you take in.
Estimated energy requirements
The average dietary intake to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
Mental health review
We’ll discuss your wellbeing and see how you’re dealing with stresses or anxiety.
Sleep review
We’ll ask how you’ve been sleeping and see what’s causing poor resting patterns.
Mobility and flexibility
We’ll check how you move with some easy stretching exercises.
Heart Qrisk
We’ll look into your heart health and your risk of cardiovascular disease.
Blood pressure
We’ll check both arms to see if your blood pressure is ok.
Qdiabetes
We’ll look at your risk of Type 2 Diabetes, taking your current health into account.
Diabetes HbA1c
See the amount of glucose in your blood, or how well your diabetes is being managed.
Comprehensive cholesterol profile
Our blood tests will see if you have high cholesterol.
Haemoglobin levels
We’ll look at the amount of haemoglobin in your blood, which is a sign of anaemia.
Lung age
If you’re a smoker or you’ve given up recently.
Heart rhythm screening
Looking at your heartbeat could tell us if you’re at risk of any heart issues.
Prostate, testicular and breast cancer screening
Your doctor will check for early signs of cancer.
Urine and stool tests
Specific for Mature Health, we’ll look for signs of any issues in your urine or stool.
MSK assessment
We'll see how well you move with different mobility checks
depending on your level of activity.
Your doctor may recommend these tests
Some tests are clinically indicated, which means doctors may recommend them if you meet certain conditions.
Full blood count
We’ll look at the levels of different cells in your blood, which can help detect a variety of conditions.
Kidney, liver and thyroid function tests
Depending on your earlier test results, your doctor may want to take a closer look into how these organs are performing.
Vitamin D, Coeliac, Ferritin, B12, Folate
We’ll also check levels of these vitamins and proteins to give you a picture of any potential health risks.
ECG
We’ll check electrical signals from your heart to look for potential problems.
Prostate Specific Antigen blood test (PSA)
If you’re over 50, we can help detect problems with your prostate. You may also get this if you’re over 45 based on factors such as family history or ethnicity. Your doctor will discuss this with you.
Cervical cancer screening
For those over 25, we can look for early signs of cervical cancer.
Bowel cancer screening
Recommended for over 45s, we can carry out a qFIT stool test for any bowel cancer symptoms.
What we’ll discuss with you
We’ll help you set goals for the future and organise any next steps you might need.
Mental health assessment
After your mental health review, we may recommend more support. If necessary, we’ll discuss any next steps to help.
Up to an hour with a GP
Your doctor will conduct a physical examination (with your consent) and discuss any other health topics you’d like to talk about. They may also recommend any further tests and help set goals to improve or maintain good health.
Goal-setting and lifestyle changes
We'll help you set goals and areas to focus on in your health and wellbeing journey. We'll base these off your assessment results and the time with your health adviser, so they're tailored to you.
After your assessment
We’ll help you achieve the goals you set with 12 months of support.
Access to your results
We’ll send you a detailed report of your results that you can see anytime you need to in My Bupa.
If we have sent any tests to the lab for results, your report will be updated once we receive the results. If there’s anything that needs urgent action, we’ll try to call you to discuss these.
Access to Anytime HealthLine
If you need advice, Anytime HealthLine puts you through to nurses ready to help. And when we say anytime, we mean it. They’re around for support 24 hours a day.
Online mental health programmes
Our partners SilverCloud offer online courses to support any issues you face, such as anxiety or sleeping problems.
Add-ons for your health assessment
You can personalise your health assessment further with extra checks. To get these, book by calling our team on 0370 218 6089^
Mammogram
£136
We use an X-ray to identify any signs of breast cancer when they’re easier to treat.
Recommended only for those over 40.
Colon check
£956
We’ll take a CT (Computerised Tomography) scan to detect polyps or any other abnormalities.
Recommended only for those over 45.
Coronary check
£871
We’ll take a closer look at potential heart issues, as well as offer practical advice about positive lifestyle changes.
Recommended only for those over 45.
The prices for these health checks are more expensive when booked on their own.
Book a health assessment now
A Mature Health assessment costs £899, but you may be able to split the cost into monthly payments at no extra cost with our flexible finance options.
Find a health assessment centre near you
Other health checks we offer
A closer look at any specific concerns
Depending on your sex, age or family history, you may be more at risk of certain conditions. Particularly important for those over 40, these checks can help put any worries to rest.
What’s next?
Contact us
If you’d like to to chat about your options, call us on 0345 600 3458.
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Bupa health assessments, Bupa Be.Me app and Bupa Anytime HealthLine are provided by Bupa Occupational Health Limited. Registered in England and Wales No. 631336. Registered office: 1 Angel Court, London EC2R 7HJ. Bupa Occupational Health Limited provides the Bupa Be.Me app by working together with Wellpoint Group Limited.
