Overview
Northwest Health is a private GP and diagnostics clinic in Bamber Bridge, Preston. It sells three preventive health programmes priced from £1,450 to £7,950, a £99 functional age check and optional longevity blood markers, each with GP review. Scans are carried out at partner centres in the North West.
- What it sells
- 1 health assessment, £1,450; 2 programmes, from £3,950; 1 consultation; 5 single tests, from £99
- Doctors
- 1 named: Dr Chun How Tang, Private GP, Medical Director of Biox Medical Ltd
- Your results
- GP
- Who it is for
- “Wellness and longevity testing suits people who feel well but want to understand their body more deeply”
- Reviews
- Google: none found
- Trustpilot: none found
- Doctify: none found
- Checked 21st October 2026
Source: north-west.health, wellness longevity.html, checked 21st October 2026.
What you get for the money
Baseline programme, £1,450.
IncludedIf you choose itNot mentioned
- Blood
- “Core evidence-based tests (QRISK3, ApoB, Lp(a), HbA1c, kidney, liver)”
- Fitness
- “physio-led strength, fitness and lung screen”
- Doctor
- “60-min GP results consultation”
- Follow up
- “90-day follow-up”
Source: north-west.health, wellness longevity.html, checked 21st October 2026.
Every price
- Discovery callFreeHow long: 15 minutes.
- Baseline programme£1,450Includes “Core evidence-based tests (QRISK3, ApoB, Lp(a), HbA1c, kidney, liver)”, “physio-led strength, fitness and lung screen”, “60-min GP results consultation”.
- Advanced programme£3,950Includes “Baseline +”, “90-min consultation”. If you choose it: “up to two risk-directed scans (e.g. CAC score, DEXA, aneurysm, lung CT, echo)”, “hereditary gene panel if eligible”.
- Signature programme (12 months)£7,950Includes “repeat bloods”, “named GP”. If you choose it: “All indicated scans and tests”.
- Functional Age Check£99Includes “Grip strength, balance, walking speed, step test (VO₂ estimate) and lung function screen — compared with age norms”.
- Extended longevity blood panel£1,499Includes “NAD+, CoQ10, hs-CRP, TNF-alpha, lipids, ApoB, Lp(a), homocysteine, HbA1c, HOMA-IR, eGFR, omega-3/6, vitamin D, vitamins & minerals, IGF-1, glutathione peroxidase, ApoE genotype”, “ApoE genotype”, “GP review of your results in the context of your wider health”.
- suPAR inflammation and biological age£275Includes “Stable blood marker of long-term, low-grade inflammation, reported as biological age”, “reported as biological age”, “GP review of your results in the context of your wider health”.
- NAD+ blood test£300Includes “Cellular energy marker — no established target level or proven treatment”, “GP review of your results in the context of your wider health”.
- MyGuut gut microbiome analysis£325If you choose it: “Optional GP review of your report is available as an add-on”.
Sources: north-west.health, wellness longevity.html, north-west.health, price list.html and north-west.health, gut microbiome.html, checked 21st October 2026.
Is it worth it?
This page does not answer that. Here is what the NHS does for free, and what those who set screening policy say.
- NHS Health Check
- “a free check-up of the health of your heart and blood vessels”
- Who can have it
- People “aged 40 to 74 who do not have” certain conditions, such as heart disease or diabetes, or who already take medicines like statins
- How often
- Every 5 years, by invitation from your GP or local council
- What it checks
- Height, weight, waist, blood pressure, cholesterol and possibly blood sugar, in about 20 to 30 minutes
Source: nhs.uk, NHS Health Check, page reviewed 14th August 2023, checked 20th October 2026.
UK National Screening Committee
“Screening is not for people who have symptoms. People who have symptoms should always consult their GP.”
GOV.UK, published 21st November 2023
NHS
“Private companies offer a range of screening tests that you have to pay for.”
nhs.uk, NHS screening, reviewed 30th July 2024
Could it find something that isn’t there?
UK National Screening Committee
“Screening tests are not 100% accurate and do not provide a diagnosis.”
GOV.UK, published 21st November 2023
UK National Screening Committee
“False negative or false positive results can be harmful, as someone may either be falsely reassured or unnecessarily worried.”
GOV.UK, principles of screening, updated 11th July 2025
After your results
- Who explains them
- GP
- If something is found
- “Most findings are minor. If anything needs a closer look we contact you promptly — at no extra charge — explain what it means, arrange any onward investigation, and can liaise with your NHS GP”
- Who pays for follow up
- “If anything needs a closer look we contact you promptly — at no extra charge — explain what it means, arrange any onward investigation, and can liaise with your NHS GP”
- Sharing with your GP
- “Results are released to you and, with your consent, shared with your NHS GP”
- Insurance and employers
- “Many wellness tests are self-pay, but we can provide an itemised invoice. Please check your policy first”
Sources: north-west.health, wellness longevity.html and north-west.health, blood tests.html, checked 21st October 2026.
Royal College of General Practitioners
“the organisation initiating the screening should not assume that general practitioners will deal with the results”
rcgp.org.uk, screening, October 2019
Before you book
The same checks on every listing, in the words of the clinic, the regulator or the government.
- Minimum term: “12-month minimum, then rolling monthly.”Terms
- Refunds: “You can cancel within 14 days for a refund, less any services already used at the standard price.”Terms
- It sells DEXA. The UK Government says: “providing DEXA for non‑medical sports and wellness purposes is prohibited”. A consultation closed on 1st June 2026; no decision has been published.DEXAGOV.UK, government position, published 30th March 2026; consultation page updated 7th October 2026.
- The Care Quality Commission registered it on 30th April 2026 and has not inspected it yet.Registration
Doctors
Every doctor the clinic names, with their entry on the medical register where one was found.
Sources: north-west.health, about.html, checked 19th October 2026; the GMC register entries linked above, checked 20th October 2026.
What it tells you
The same questions for every clinic. What it says on its own pages, and what it does not.
StatedNot stated
- PricesStated for every package
- What each package includesStated
- How long a visit takesStated
- How long results takeStated
- Who explains your resultsStated
- What happens if something is foundStated
- Who pays for follow upStated
- Whether results go to your GPStated
- Insurance or employer coverStated
- Its doctors’ namesStated: 1 doctor
From the clinic’s pages listed under Sources, checked 21st October 2026.
Details
Membership terms
In the clinic’s own terms:
- Term
- “12-month minimum, then rolling monthly.”
- Paying
- “Monthly Direct Debit, or pay yearly and get 12 months for the price of 11.”
- “A £25 prepayment secures your appointment and is fully deducted from your final fee.”
- Cancelling
- “You can cancel within 14 days for a refund, less any services already used at the standard price.”
- Refunds
- “You can cancel within 14 days for a refund, less any services already used at the standard price.”
Source: north-west.health, membership.html, checked 20th October 2026.
Registration
- Care Quality Commission
- Registered since 30th April 2026. Its first inspection is still to come.
- Registered as
- Northwest Health Ltd, 3-4 Dollywaggon Way, Bamber Bridge, Preston, PR5 6EW
- Registered for
- Services in slimming clinics; treatment of disease, disorder or injury; diagnostic and screening procedures
Source: the Care Quality Commission’s page for this location, checked 19th October 2026.
DEXA
- Advanced programme
- If you choose it: “up to two risk-directed scans (e.g. CAC score, DEXA, aneurysm, lung CT, echo)”
- Advanced programme
- If you choose it: “up to two risk-directed scans (e.g. CAC score, DEXA, aneurysm, lung CT, echo)”
- Advanced programme
- If you choose it: “up to two risk-directed scans (e.g. CAC score, DEXA, aneurysm, lung CT, echo)”
Source: north-west.health, wellness longevity.html, checked 21st October 2026.
The UK Government’s position, published 30th March 2026, says: “providing DEXA for non‑medical sports and wellness purposes is prohibited”. A public consultation on allowing it closed on 1st June 2026. The government has not yet published a decision.
GOV.UK, government position and consultation, response page updated 7th October 2026.
Sources
- The clinic’s site
- north-west.health, wellness longevity.html
- Registers
- The Care Quality Commission and the General Medical Council
- Checked
- 19th, 20th and 21st October 2026