In this Article:
01: What does the Healthy Heart Check include?02: How to prepare for your test03: How to take your Healthy Heart Check04: Book your free pharmacist consultation05: Taking control of your heart health06: Your heart age and how to reduce your QRISK score07: Frequently Asked Questions
What does the Healthy Heart Check include?
Your PocDoc Healthy Heart Check takes around 10 minutes from start to finish. It’s simple, it’s guided, and it gives you valuable insights into your heart health.
Your kit provides several key checks often included in a full health check‑up for the heart, including a laboratory‑equivalent 5‑marker lipid panel:
Your PocDoc test measures:
Total cholesterol
HDL cholesterol
Non‑HDL cholesterol
Triglycerides
TC:HDL ratio
These markers form your HDL test, triglyceride test, and cholesterol profile, which help assess your heart disease risk.
Your PocDoc app also calculates:
Your BMI
Your official NHS Heart Age (your heart age test)
Your 10‑year risk of heart attack or stroke (your heart disease test in the form of a risk score)
The kit does not include a physical blood pressure test or high blood pressure test, but the app will ask you a few questions about your blood pressure history. These help identify blood pressure indicators that contribute to your overall heart health score.
How to prepare for your test
A few simple steps can help your test go smoothly:
Download the PocDoc app before you begin
Drink a large glass of water up to 30 minutes before testing
Keep your hands warm to help blood flow
Watch the short video on the website for guidance
No fasting needed - unlike many other cholesterol tests
How to take your Healthy Heart Check
If you’ve never done a heart disease test, cholesterol test, or heart age test before, don’t worry - the PocDoc app guides you through each step with clear instructions and short videos.
1. Download the PocDoc app
Search for PocDoc in your app store.
Open the app, scan the QR code on your test, and enter the 6‑digit activation code on your box.
2. Complete your health profile
You’ll answer a few simple questions about your lifestyle, medical history, and blood pressure indicators.
This helps the app calculate your heart age and 10‑year cardiovascular risk score.
3. Do the finger‑prick test
Your kit includes a single‑use lancet.
You only need a small drop of blood, and the app shows you exactly how to do it. Most people find it much easier than they expected.
This step measures your 5‑marker lipid panel, including:
Total cholesterol
HDL cholesterol
Non‑HDL cholesterol
Triglycerides
TC:HDL ratio
These results form the basis of your HDL test, triglyceride test, and heart disease risk calculation.
4. Scan your test strip
Use the app to scan the strip and get your results in moments - no waiting for a lab, no appointments, no fuss.
Book your free pharmacist consultation
Once you’ve completed your test, you can book a free pharmacist consultation directly through the app. This is a friendly, supportive chat where you can:
Talk through your cholesterol results
Understand your heart age test score
Ask questions about your heart health
Decide whether you’d like your results shared with your GP
It’s a simple way to get personalised guidance and feel confident about your next steps.
Taking control of your heart health
There are more than 8 million people living with a cardiovascular disease in the UK, with over 4 million males and over 4 million females. The NHS states it can often be prevented by having a healthy lifestyle or taking medicines if you need them. So, whether you’re checking your cholesterol for the first time, keeping an eye on high blood pressure indicators, or simply curious about your heart age, this quick test gives you meaningful insights. It’s a small step that can help you protect your heart for the future - and we’re here to support you every step of the way.
Your heart age and how to reduce your QRISK score
Heart age reflects the biological condition of your cardiovascular system, while QRISK estimates your 10‑year likelihood of developing cardiovascular disease. Both are influenced by modifiable lifestyle factors such as smoking, diet, blood pressure, cholesterol, and physical activity. Improving these metrics helps to lower your risk of heart attack, stroke, and other cardiovascular events. Improving these metrics can lower your risk of heart attack, stroke, and other cardiovascular events.
Frequently Asked Questions
You can test your heart health using the PocDoc Healthy Heart Check kit, which measures a 5‑marker lipid panel and calculates your heart age and 10‑year cardiovascular risk score.
A heart health check looks at your cholesterol levels, BMI, lifestyle factors, and blood pressure indicators to estimate your risk of heart disease.
The PocDoc kit includes a finger‑prick HDL test and triglyceride test, plus total cholesterol, non‑HDL, and TC:HDL ratio.
The PocDoc Healthy Heart Check is a convenient at‑home alternative to the NHS Heart Health Check, giving you similar insights in minutes.
The PocDoc kit doesn’t include a physical blood pressure test, but if you have a home monitor, you can check your blood pressure separately. The app also captures high blood pressure indicators through its questionnaire.
Common tests include cholesterol tests (HDL, triglycerides, total cholesterol), blood pressure checks, BMI, and heart age assessments. The PocDoc kit provides a full lipid panel and calculates your 10‑year heart disease risk score.
If something goes wrong or you receive an invalid result, the PocDoc app will automatically offer you a free replacement kit.
You’ll see a notification in the top‑right corner of your screen.
If nothing appears, you can contact [email protected] for help.
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