Health Services - 45 - 49 Year Old Health Checks
What’s Included in the Health Check?
This comprehensive health check looks at a range of risk factors for chronic disease:
Family History
Do chronic conditions run in your family? We assess your inherited risk.
Biomedical Factors
High blood pressure, cholesterol, or excess weight could put you at risk—often without symptoms.
Lifestyle Choices
Diet, alcohol, smoking, and physical activity all play a role in your future health.
Why This Health Check Matters
Middle age often arrives before we expect it—and with it comes a variety of changes. This stage is the perfect time to assess your current health and put a plan in place to maintain your wellbeing as you move toward later life.
The 45–49 Year Old Preventative Health Check is designed to help you:
Understand which changes are part of normal aging
Identify early signs of chronic disease
Assess your personal risk factors
Take steps to protect your long-term health
This check-up is Medicare-funded and fully bulk billed at Port Sorell Medical Centre.
Invest in your future health—because prevention is always better than cure.
What to Expect at Your Appointment
Your 45–49 health check is split into two parts on the same day:
First Appointment
30 mins with the Practice Nurse
- Full health history
- Blood tests
- Immunisation review
- Screening checks
Second Appointment
10–15 mins with the GP
- Review findings
- Discuss any risks
- Create a personalised health plan
- Address treatment needs
But I Feel Healthy – Do I Really Need This?
Yes! Even if you feel fit and healthy, internal changes might be happening that you can’t see.
This is also a great time to set a benchmark—so if your health shifts in the future, we know what your healthiest baseline looked like.
Many people are surprised by what is uncovered during their health check, even when they feel fine.