NeoHealth Check

Most South Africans who want a thorough health screen face two limiting options. A medical aid wellness benefit is typically restricted to weekday clinic hours and depends on your scheme funding it. A corporate executive medical is priced for executives and usually involves a long form-filling appointment that working adults cannot block out.

The NeoHealth Check exists for the gap. One self-paid weekend slot covers the four screening components a thorough primary care assessment should cover, with HIV testing and counselling included as standard. The fee is fixed, the booking is on a Saturday or Sunday so you do not lose a workday, and the point-of-care blood results return inside the same visit rather than days later.

Patients who want a deeper conversation alongside the screening can combine the NeoHealth Check with a full GP consultation in the same booking, covered in Section 6 below.

The NeoHealth Check is exactly four components. The package is intentionally focused rather than exhaustive: a small set of high-yield screening measures, done well, in one visit, with counselling where indicated.

The NeoHealth Check is a fixed self-paid fee, not billed to medical aid.

• NeoHealth Check on its own: R350. Covers the four screening components above, in a single weekend visit, with the point-of-care results discussed at the same appointment.
• NeoHealth Check combined with a GP consultation: R800 total. R350 for the screening plus R600 for the GP consultation, which includes any acute medication from our practice formulary dispensed at the visit.
• Send-out pathology beyond the screening package (HbA1c, full lipogram, kidney or liver function): billed separately. Where you have medical aid, we bill the pathology to your scheme.

There is no separate consultation fee on top of the standalone screening package. The R350 covers the visit, all in-room tests, the HIV pre- and post-test counselling, and a written summary of results.

The NeoHealth Check fits patients who:

• Want a comprehensive health screen on a Saturday or Sunday, rather than taking a weekday off work
• Are self-paying / cash or whose medical aid wellness benefit is limited or already used
• Want HIV testing included as part of the standard screen, given that most preventive screens do not include it
• Want one weekend visit rather than splitting screening across multiple weekday appointments
• Are starting a new health behaviour (smoking cessation, weight management, return to exercise) and want a baseline they can measure against in 12 months

It is not the right fit for patients who:

• Already have an unused medical aid wellness or preventive care benefit. That benefit covers a similar core set of measures and adds ECG, spirometry, and a fuller lipid and metabolic panel where clinically indicated, at no out-of-pocket cost. See our preventive care page for the medical-aid-funded option.
• Need urgent investigation of specific symptoms. That is a standard consultation, not a screening visit.

If your scheme funds a wellness benefit and you have not used it this year, that route gives you a broader package at no out-of-pocket cost. The NeoHealth Check is the better fit if you are self-paying / cash, want HIV testing as part of the standard screen, or want a focused weekend visit.

The NeoHealth Check on its own is a screening visit, not a clinical consultation. If you want to discuss a specific concern, review chronic medication, or have a more thorough clinical examination at the same visit, we offer the combined option for a total of R800.

The combined visit gives you:

• The standalone NeoHealth Check (R350)
• A full GP consultation (R600), including any acute medication you need from our practice formulary dispensed at the visit
• One booking slot, sequenced so the screening flows into the consultation without you needing to come back

The combined option suits patients who are using the visit as a yearly health check anchor: get the screening data, then sit with the doctor to interpret it alongside whatever else is on your mind.

• Arrive 10 minutes early to complete the consent form and a brief health questionnaire
• Fasting is optional. If you want a fasting glucose result, fast for 8 to 12 hours beforehand. Water is fine. If a fasting reading is not material to your situation, a random glucose is still informative
• Bring your ID, a list of any current medication including over-the-counter and supplements, and any relevant family history information
• Block 45 minutes for the NeoHealth Check on its own; block 75 minutes if you have added a GP consultation
• Wear something that allows easy BP cuff placement on your upper arm and easy access to a fingertip for the bloods

The HIV pre-test counselling happens at the start of the visit. Anthropometry, bloods, and urinalysis follow. The post-test counselling happens once the rapid HIV result is back, normally within 15 minutes. The full visit is over once the results are discussed and the written summary is in your hand or sent to your email.

Three outcomes are possible:

1. All measures within normal range. You leave with the written summary, lifestyle suggestions where any apply, and a recommendation to repeat the assessment in 12 months.
2. One or more borderline or abnormal measures. We talk through what they mean, what additional tests are worth running, and arrange follow-up. Most borderline findings are managed within the practice and do not need referral.
3. A finding that requires further input. We coordinate referral through our network at Mediclinic George and partner allied health practitioners, and continue to manage your overall care alongside whatever further input is needed.

For HIV-reactive results specifically, the pathway is same-day confirmatory testing and same-day or next-day antiretroviral initiation under Dr Chellan, in line with current SA HIV Clinicians Society guidance.