Free NHS Health Checks are returning to towns across Wealden after high demand.

The health checks are provided by One You East Sussex, a free holistic lifestyle service for residents of East Sussex, helping people make simple changes that can lead to a longer, healthier and happier life. The service helps residents to lose weight, be smoke free, move more, eat well, drink less and delivers the NHS health checks.

COLIN, the service’s mobile health check van and practitioner team, will be offering NHS health checks to residents who qualify. The dates, locations and eligibility criteria are below.

Please book your NHS health check in advance by contacting hello@oneyoueastsussex.org.uk or calling 01323 404600. Appointments take between 30-40 minutes and your results will be discussed with on the day. Cancellations should be made 24 hours in advance to allow for appointments to be re-allocated.

Dates and locations

· Thursday 19th September - Uckfield, Luxford Field car park

· Thursday 26th September - Heathfield, Station Road East car park

· Thursday 3rd October - Crowborough, Croft Road car park

· Thursday 17th October - Hailsham, Vicarage Lane car park

· Thursday 31st October - Heathfield, Station Road East car park

Residents wanting to book an NHS health check must meet the following criteria.

· Be aged between 40-74.

· Are not currently prescribed blood pressure or cholesterol medications.

· Do not suffer from Diabetes OR Heart/Circulatory/Kidney conditions or previously suffered from any cardiovascular events.

· Be an East Sussex resident.

· Have not previously had an NHS health check in the last 5 years.

Councillor Kelvin Williams, Alliance for Wealden (Liberal Democrat) and lead councillor for Public Health, Wellbeing and Asset Management, said “The health checks have proven popular over the last couple of years and we are bringing them back to the communities to give more people a chance to access them. Our health is important and with these checks available to eligible residents I would urge anyone who meets the criteria to take up this offer. They are free to attend and are spread across the district. Residents need to book an appointment to save disappointment.”

If you’d like more information on the free healthy lifestyle services available through One You East Sussex, or to complete a self-referral, then please visit www.oneyoueastsussex.org.uk.