Health and wellbeing service

Everyone is at risk of developing heart disease, stroke, diabetes, kidney disease and some forms of dementia. The good news is that these conditions can often be prevented – even if you have a history of them in your family.

Cheshire East Council is offering free walk-in wellbeing checks without an appointment at many locations across Cheshire East.

Think of your free wellbeing check as a quick MOT for your body, health, and wellbeing.

The check will last about 20 to 30 minutes and you’ll be asked some simple questions. For example, about your family history and choices which may put your health at risk. Your height, weight, age, gender and ethnicity will be recorded and your blood pressure taken.

Walk-in wellbeing checks without an appointment

What a walk-in wellbeing check includes

• blood pressure checks
• heart screening
• advice on:
  • alcohol consumption
  • diabetes
  • diet and healthy eating
  • healthy wellbeing
  • living with Covid (importance of vaccinations, vaccination clinic availability, Covid-19 LFT kits)
  • mental health (including Mentell)
  • physical activity, exercise and fitness
  • stopping smoking

Cheshire East Council’s Health and Wellbeing Bus will be in operation and offering free walk-in wellbeing checks without an appointment at the following locations on the dates and between the times below:

Please note that the locations, dates and times of the Health and Wellbeing Bus days are all subject to change.

Week Commencing 29 August

• Thursday 1 September, 9.30am – 3pm: Morrisons Middlewich car park, Newton Bank, Middlewich, CW10 9EX
• Thursday 1 September, 10am – 3pm: Poynton Library car park, Park Lane, Poynton, SK12 1RB
• Friday 2 September, 9.30am – 3pm: Fairground car park, Market Street, Congleton, CW12 1BP
• Friday 2 September, 10am – 3pm: Bridgemere Garden Centre car park, Bridgemere, Nantwich, CW5 7QB

Week Commencing 5 September

• Monday 5 September, 9.30am – 3.30pm: Tesco Crewe car park, Vernon Way, Crewe, CW1 2DD – A representative from Everybody Health and Leisure will be in attendance from 10am – 1pm
• Monday 5 September, 2pm – 5pm: YMCA Crewe car park, 189 Gresty Road, Crewe, CW2 6EL
• Tuesday 6 September, 10am – 3pm: Tesco Macclesfield car park, Hibel Road, Macclesfield, SK10 2AB – A representative from Everybody Health and Leisure will be in attendance from 10am – 12pm
• Tuesday 6 September, 10.30am – 12pm: Middlewich Library, 22 Lewin Street, Middlewich, CW10 9AS
• Wednesday 7 September, 9.30am – 3.30pm: St Barnabas Church Hall car park, West Street, Crewe, CW1 3HY – A representative from Everybody Health and Leisure will be in attendance from 10am – 3.30pm
• Wednesday 7 September, 9.30am – 3.30pm: Crewe Market Hall, Earle Street, Crewe, CW1 2BL – Supporting Crewe Community Hub
• Thursday 8 September, 9.30am – 3pm: Asda Alsager car park, Lawton Road, Alsager, ST7 2AA – A representative from Everybody Health and Leisure will be in attendance from 10am – 3pm
• Friday 9 September, 1pm – 4pm: Asda Crewe car park, Victoria Centre, Crewe, CW1 2PT

All results are confidential and will be explained to you during your health check.

This new health and wellbeing service is in addition to the NHS Health Check, which is a health check-up for adults in England aged 40 to 74. It’s designed to spot early signs of stroke, kidney disease, heart disease, type 2 diabetes or dementia.

If you are interested in having the Wellbeing Bus carry out health checks on your workforce complete our Health and Wellbeing Bus expression of interest form.

As people get older, they have a higher risk of developing one of these conditions and an NHS Health Check can help find ways to lower this risk.