A partial blood report is not a final answer. Learn what to ask about missing results, abnormal flags, follow-up responsibility and symptoms that should not wait.

Choose a GP appointment by the examination you need, not speed alone. Compare phone, video, clinic and home visits, with current London rate-card prices.

H. pylori breath and stool tests can help investigate recurring indigestion. Learn which symptoms need urgent review and how medicines affect test reliability.

Persistent tingling or numbness needs a reasoned assessment. Learn which patterns matter, when to call 999 and how targeted tests help.

Visible blood in urine needs assessment even once. Learn what a doctor checks, when a specialist referral matters and why painless bleeding should not be ignored.

International students in London are entitled to NHS care, and the first thing every student should do is register with an NHS GP near their university. In 2024/25 there were 685,565 international students at UK universities, around 1 in 4 of all students, and most pay the Immigration Health Surcharge of £776 a year as part of their visa, which gives access to NHS services on broadly the same basis as UK residents. Prescriptions, dental care and eye tests are still charged in England, with exemptions such as free prescriptions for under 19s in full-time education. Before term starts, check that your MenACWY meningitis vaccine and 2 doses of MMR are up to date, since outbreaks are most common in shared student housing. Private care is useful alongside the NHS when you need a doctor the same day, a doctor at your halls or flat, a letter for extenuating circumstances, a consultation in your own language, or help with a medicine prescribed at home, because a prescription written abroad generally cannot be dispensed by a UK pharmacy. Families overseas can arrange an appointment for their son or daughter, and for students over 18 nothing is shared with parents without the student's consent. At The Wellness video consultations start from £150. Enquire for clinic appointments, availability and any separate prescription, medicine or test costs. Language availability confirmed before booking. Fees appear further down this page.

Burnout is the exhaustion that follows long-term work stress that has not been managed, and the World Health Organization recognises it in ICD-11 as an occupational phenomenon with 3 features. Persistent exhaustion or depleted energy, a growing mental distance from your job or a sense of cynicism about it, and a falling sense of effectiveness at work. It is common and costly. The Health and Safety Executive estimates that 964,000 workers in Great Britain had work-related stress, depression or anxiety in 2024/25, with 22.1 million working days lost and an average of almost 23 days off for each case. In a 2025 national survey, 91% of adults reported high or extreme pressure at some point in the past year and 1 in 5 had needed time off because of it. The most important medical point is that burnout is a diagnosis made only after other causes are considered. Depression, anxiety, an underactive thyroid, iron deficiency, low B12, diabetes, sleep apnoea, perimenopause and low testosterone can all feel exactly like burnout, and each has its own treatment. At The Wellness a doctor takes the time to separate them, with a 45-minute consultation, validated mood and anxiety measures, the right blood tests, a fit note where you need one and a clear recovery plan, in complete confidence. Fees appear further down this page.

Your 30s are the decade in which most long-term health risks begin to build, usually without symptoms, and the NHS Health Check does not start until 40. Blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar can drift upwards for years before anyone measures them. Lipoprotein(a), a genetically set risk factor for heart attack and stroke that is raised in around 1 in 5 people, can be measured once in adult life and never needs repeating. Early-onset bowel cancer is rising, with rates in people aged 25 to 49 in England increasing by 3.6% a year in the decade studied, which makes knowing the warning signs more important than ever. For women, fertility declines with age and more steeply after 35, and cervical screening continues every 5 years with HPV testing. For men, testicular cancer is most common between 15 and 49, and self-examination takes a minute. A full health check in your 30s sets your baseline while everything is still easy to change, and gives every later result something to be compared with. At The Wellness you are assessed first, the tests are chosen for your age, sex and family history, and every result is explained to you, with options ranging from the Comprehensive Blood Panel to the Executive Health Programme. Confirm programme fees and inclusions before booking.

Snoring with breathing pauses and unrefreshing sleep may need more than a sleep tracker. See what a GP checks, when a home sleep study is appropriate, and what treatment can change.