MedWise provide on-site Employee Wellness Checks.
Employee Wellness Check
Our Workplace Wellness Check is a simple, on‑site health promotion service designed to encourage employees to pause, reflect, and receive practical guidance to support healthier choices
This Wellness check focuses on basic health indicators such as blood pressure, pulse, and BMI, combined with a supportive discussion around diet, physical activity, and everyday wellbeing.
Employees receive practical guidance and a personalised health action plan, empowering them to make informed, achievable changes.
• Measurement of BMI
• Blood Pressure
• Pulse Rate
• Review of a health & lifestyle
questionnaire
• Conversation focused on:
o Diet
o Physical activity
o General lifestyle habits
• Personalised health action plan
• Simple take home summary/report
This service is a voluntary health promotion initiative and does not form part of statutory health surveillance under safety, health and welfare legislation.
This is a calculation of your size that takes into account your height and weight.
A normal BMI is between 18.5 and 25; a person with a BMI between 25 and 30 is considered overweight; and a person with a BMI over 30 is considered obese
High BMI is linked with an increased risk of several diseases including diabetes, arthritis, liver disease, and several types of cancer.
However, BMI does not differentiate between muscle and fat, so it may not accurately reflect health for athletes, the elderly, or children.
This is a measure of the force of blood on the blood vessel walls.
High blood pressure can damage blood vessels, leading to heart disease, stroke, and other problems.
Normal resting blood pressure is below 120/80 mm Hg.
This is the number of times your heart beats per minute. It can be affected by factors such as stress, medication, and physical fitness.
A normal resting heart rate for adults ranges from 60 to 100 beats per minute.
The Pin Prick Test for Total Cholesterol is a quick and simple method to measure the total cholesterol level in your blood.
It involves pricking your finger to obtain a small drop of blood, which is then analyzed.
Here’s what it tells you:
Total Cholesterol Level: This test only measures the total cholesterol level in your blood, which includes both good (HDL) and bad (LDL) cholesterol. It’s expressed in millimoles per liter of blood (mmol/L).
Health Indication: If your total cholesterol level is high (over 200 mg/dL or 5 mmol/L for healthy adults, or 4 mmol/L for those at high risk), it indicates an increased risk of heart disease.
However, a result under 200 mg/dL does not necessarily mean you are completely healthy
Limitations: This test does not provide a complete picture of your risk for heart disease as it does not differentiate between HDL and LDL cholesterol
Blood in the Urine
Blood in the urine may be a marker for significant underlying disease, such as cancer, in the bladder or kidney (and the prostate gland in men).
Not normally found in the urine.
May be present if there is an infection. In women, it may be contamination if you are on your period at the time of doing the sample.
Will always need to be confirmed by sending the sample for a full laboratory test, as the dipstick test can be positive when there’s nothing wrong.
Protein in the Urine
Protein is normally found in the urine in tiny amounts but these tiny amounts aren’t usually picked up on a urine dipstick test.
Can be the first sign of kidney disease
Protein may be found in larger amounts if there is an infection or if you’re pregnant and are developing pre-eclampsia.
Glucose
Glucose, a type of sugar, is never normally found in the urine Glucose in the urine may be the first sign of diabetes
Ketones
Ketones are not usually found in the urine.
Ketones are chemicals made by the body when it’s breaking down fat for energy, which is what we do when we are starving and have used up all, or nearly all, of our stores of sugar (glucose).
This is normal. Ketones may be present if you have diabetes and it’s out of control and the levels of glucose in the blood are very high Ketones may also be present in women who are pregnant
Bilirubin and urobilinogen
Bilirubin and urobilinogen are chemicals produced by the liver.
They are not normally found in the urine. If bilirubin is found in the urine it usually means there’s a problem with the liver.
Small amounts of urobilinogen may be found in the urine but large amounts suggest a problem with the liver or with red blood cells being destroyed too quickly.
Leukocyte esterase and nitrite
These are both tests for the presence of infection.
The urine dipstick test also measures how concentrated the urine is and how acidic it is.
