Screening clinic reports continued surge of patients
A doctor-founded private health screening provider is reporting a 48% year on year increase in new customers coming for private health screenings.
Walk-in Clinic saw more than 7,000 people in the last 12 months as part of its self-referral blood testing programme, which allows individuals to book themselves in for blood tests at its clinics without a GP referral to monitor various aspects of their health.
Dr Enam Abood
Founder and lead doctor Dr Enam Abood said: ‘This shows a growing understanding in the population of the importance of preventative healthcare.
‘Thanks to more available information online especially, people are opting to prevent disease through routine testing and health screening, which makes me as a doctor very happy.’
Chief executive Alya Shakir said her team was not surprised at the significant increase experienced by the business in Harley Street and the City of London: ‘Post-pandemic, we have seen a new wave of health-conscious individuals wanting to take control of their health and this is unlikely to change.
‘Our health screenings, in addition to extensive testing, provide 90 minutes with a GP. We find most people come with a few symptoms and issues they just have not been able to see their GP about or get what they need from their usual GP.’
Walk-in Clinic’s silver blood profile, which provides a full blood count, liver function, kidney function, a cholesterol profile, iron profile ‘and more’, costs £59.
Dr Abood added: ‘I am enjoying seeing people take control of their health through preventative medicine. So many serious diseases don’t show symptoms until they are advanced and difficult to treat or reverse. Routine health screening and testing is one of the most effective ways to prevent future illness.’
Walk-in Clinic was established in 2008 and also provides private GP appointments, sexual health and corporate health services. It has 195,000 registered patients.