Cholesterol blood tests

If someone is taking medication for high blood pressure it counts as as having a long term illness and you should be offered annual checks.

If his annual checks haven’t raised any concerns, it makes sense to me to increase the gap between checks. Otherwise it’s taking up precious surgery time for no reason. He can still see a GP if he’s getting any new symptoms. I only go to the dentist once a year now rather than twice, which suits us both.

I think it is usual now unless you have had a stroke or heart attack or take a lot of other medication. I phoned and was told as I was on a low maintenance dose I didn’t need a test

So should we all only MOT our cars every few years to save money? Seems to me that it’s a cost cutting exercise that will end up costing more in the long term. A friend of mine had a BP check at a local pharmacy (no symptoms, just happened to be there and decided to have one done) and next thing she knew she was in hospital being treated for dangerously high BP and she’s now on medication to control it.

Personally, I would go private.

I am 76 and at my yearly visit to my French gynecologist, she told me that I didn’t have to have the biannual Pap test, however, she offered and I took it up.

I do have health insurance, as most people have here and I feel that if I can spend my money to take extra care of myself I will.

we are both over 80 and still are offered a yearly check