Tests and Scans
Use the options below to explore medical tests and scans related to your area of interest.
Types of test and scan:
Allergy testing
An allergy is a response or hypersensitivity to a substance that would normally be harmless but it produces a reaction in your body.
Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM)
Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) measures your blood pressure over a period of time – usually 24 hours.
Blood test
Waiting for blood tests and results can be an anxious time. If you’ve been referred by a GP for a test and don’t want to worry or wait, Nuffield Health can help. Our national network of fully accredited laboratories delivers fast, reliable results at a competitive price – wherever you are in the UK.
Cardiovascular risk profile
You may benefit from a cardiovascular risk profile if you have high risk factors for heart disease or stroke.
Chronic kidney disease monitoring
Your kidneys are a filter for your body - removing waste chemicals and excess fluid from your blood by making urine.
Core biochemistry screens
Our Basic Biochemistry Screen is a panel of tests that includes the essential tests of an annual check-up.
Dementia and delirium screening
Dementia is a constant, slowly progressing loss of memory and function including attention, memory, orientation, judgment, abstract thinking, problem solving and personality.
Drug and medication monitoring
Therapeutic drug monitoring are blood tests to measure the concentration of certain medications in your blood.
DVLA Testing and Driving Risk Profile
Your fitness to drive can be affected by a medical condition, by temporary illness and by the environment where you work, drive and live.
Endocrine investigations
Your endocrine system is made up of all the glands in your body that produce hormones.
Fatigue screen
If you feel fatigued or generally suffer from a lack of energy, you might benefit from our Fatigue screen.
Gluten sensitivity screening
Coeliac disease is your body’s reaction to gluten.
Haematology profiles
Haematology is the science that deals with the nature, functions, and diseases of the blood.
Harmony Prenatal Test
This is a new DNA-based blood test for Down syndrome. Harmony is more accurate than traditional tests and requires just a single blood sample from your arm. It can be performed as early as 10 weeks in pregnancy. Results are usually available within a week.
Itching (Pruritus) Assessment
Itching (pruritus) is an unpleasant sensation causing you to respond by scratching.
Phlebotomy
This involves the surgical opening of a vein to withdraw blood.
Respiratory virus screen
The respiratory viral screen tests for antibodies that your body creates to neutralise viruses that may affect the organs in your body that help you breathe (your respiratory system) such as flu or the common cold.
Rheumatology profiles
Rheumatology is specialty devoted to the cause, development, diagnosis and treatment of rheumatic diseases which present as clinical problems involving joints, soft tissues, autoimmune diseases, vasculitis and inherited connective tissue disorders.
Travel Screening
Nuffield Health offers travel screening services to assist both pre and post-travel.
Vitamin deficiency test
Vitamins (Vital amines) are essential substances required in small amounts for normal body function from the normal diet.
Workplace drug testing
Employers may ask you to take a regular or random drugs test if you perform safety critical work such as driving, operating machinery or caring for vulnerable people.