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Summary: This page details how to perform a New Patient Health Check.
Who’s it for: HCAs (or Nursing Associate/Practice Nurse)
When a new patient aged 16 or over registers with the practice, they should be booked in for a new patient health check with a Healthcare Assistant (HCA). Records from the patients’ previous GP may take several weeks to arrive, so it is crucial that the new patient health check is performed quickly, and to a high quality.
If an interpreter or translator is required, a double appointment should be booked (see our Interpreters & Translators page for more information).
The Appointment
- Open the clinical template ‘New Patient Health Check Penrose Group (v1)’ on EMIS
- Capture data on medical and family history, BMI, diet, blood pressure, and alcohol and smoking status
- Draw bloods for:
- HIV screening (if under 40 without underlying condition)
- HbA1c and non-fasting lipid profile (if 40 and above and eligible for NHS Health Check)
- Perform urine dipstick test (as per pg. 10 of the template)
- Complete the template and make appropriate referrals
- If the patient seems unwell or has markedly abnormal findings, speak to your Nurse or Duty Doctor, who will advise and/or see the patient
- Tell the patient that if their blood test results are abnormal, they will be contacted by the practice for a follow-up
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If the patient is over 40 years old and has no pre-existing health conditions that would excluse them from an NHS health check, book them in for an NHS Health Check
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