Private blood testing · Durham and County Durham
Book online, have your blood taken by a registered phlebotomist at a partner clinic in Durham city centre (DH1), or at home anywhere across County Durham, Darlington and the Tees valley, and get a written report on up to 114 biomarkers within 48 hours of the lab receiving your sample. No GP referral, no waiting list, and every result explained in plain English. The Signature panel, 230 biomarkers processed by Randox, is collected at Randox Health inside John Lewis in Newcastle city centre, fifteen minutes from Durham by train.
Clinic draw £19. At-home phlebotomist £39 across DH and DL postcodes. UKAS-accredited laboratory. Report reviewed by a medical professional.
Where to go
Your draw is taken by a registered phlebotomist at a partner clinic and sent the same day to a UKAS-accredited laboratory. Choose the clinic or an at-home visit when you book; morning appointments are available for both.
DH1 · City centre
In the city centre, a few minutes from the station, the market place and the university. The convenient choice for anyone in Durham, Gilesgate, Framwellgate Moor, Belmont or Newton Hall, and an easy trip from Chester-le-Street, Spennymoor and Langley Park.
Across the county
The clinic is twenty minutes by train from Darlington and half an hour from Bishop Auckland or Consett by road. Further out, the at-home visit covers every DH and DL postcode at the same price for the same venous draw.
At home · £39
A registered phlebotomist comes to your home or workplace anywhere in Durham, Chester-le-Street, Consett, Stanley, Spennymoor, Bishop Auckland, Newton Aycliffe, Darlington, Peterlee or the villages between. Morning slots available.
Exact clinic addresses are shown when you book. If you are in Teesdale, Weardale or on the coast and the trip into Durham is a chore, the at-home option is the same venous draw at the same price as most clinics elsewhere charge for a visit. How at-home testing works.
Signature panel
The Signature panel, 230 biomarkers processed by Randox Health, is collected at the Randox Health clinic inside John Lewis on Percy Street in Newcastle city centre, fifteen minutes from Durham on the East Coast main line and a short walk from Central Station. It adds extended cardiovascular apolipoproteins, homocysteine, a full autoimmune and digestive profile, neurological markers and physical measurements to everything in Ultimate, and the £799 price includes the draw. See the Signature panel.
Why Durham
County Durham has one of the lowest healthy life expectancies in England, a legacy of the coalfield that shows up in heart disease, type 2 diabetes and respiratory illness a decade earlier than the national average, and the private-testing market has barely touched it. The city itself is different: a university, the county hospital and a growing professional population commuting to Newcastle and Teesside. Both are stuck with the same NHS Health Check, which tests fewer than ten markers once every five years. The markers that matter here are ApoB and Lp(a), which predict cardiovascular events better than cholesterol; fasting insulin and HOMA-IR, which show insulin resistance a decade before HbA1c moves; and the full thyroid, ferritin, B12 and vitamin D set, which is where most unexplained tiredness in the North East winter actually lives.
Fasting insulin and HOMA-IR show the problem 10 to 15 years before HbA1c leaves the normal range, while it is still reversible. Both are in the Ultimate panel. HbA1c guide.
The cardiovascular markers that outperform cholesterol, and the ones that explain heart disease in people with "normal" results. ApoB is in every panel; Lp(a) in Ultimate and Signature. ApoB guide.Lp(a) guide.
The four markers behind most unexplained tiredness, all in every panel and all read against each other, so the report can say which one is actually the cause rather than sending you back to the GP queue. Thyroid guide.Vitamin D guide.
Panels
Advanced
74 biomarkers · £269
Full thyroid with antibodies, ApoB, hs-CRP, HbA1c, full iron studies, vitamin D, B12, core hormones, liver and kidney. Available at the Durham clinic and at home.
View AdvancedMost chosen in Durham
Ultimate
114 biomarkers · £349
Everything in Advanced plus fasting insulin and HOMA-IR, Lp(a), complete hormones, cystatin C, tumour markers and urinalysis. The most comprehensive private blood test available at a Durham clinic.
View UltimateSignature
230 biomarkers · £799
Processed by Randox Health, collected in Newcastle. Extended cardiovascular, autoimmune, digestive and neurological screening with physical measurements. Draw included.
View SignatureClinic draw £19. At-home £39. Fast from 10pm the night before. Pay monthly available. No GP referral needed.
How it works
Pick Advanced, Ultimate or Signature, then choose the Durham clinic or an at-home visit and a morning slot. Complete the two-minute lifestyle quiz so the report can be personalised to you.
Fast from 10pm the night before and drink water. A registered phlebotomist takes a venous sample in about ten minutes. How to prepare.
Within 48 hours of the laboratory receiving your sample you get a written report and dashboard: every marker explained, patterns across systems connected, and a clear list of what to do next. Reviewed by a medical professional before it reaches you. See a sample report.
Compared
| Option | Biomarkers | Sample | Price | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TrueVitals Ultimate | 114 | Venous, Durham clinic or at home | £349 + £19 / £39 | Full written report, 48 hours |
| TrueVitals Signature | 230 | Venous at Randox, Newcastle | £799 all in | Full written report, ~12 working days |
| Finger-prick kit (Medichecks, Thriva) | 20 to 60 | Self-collected at home, posted | £100 to £250 | Dashboard with brief comments |
| Private hospital health check | About 30 | Venous at hospital | £400 to £1,100 | Doctor consultation, written report in 2 weeks |
| NHS Health Check | Under 10 | Venous at GP | Free, over 40 every 5 years | Cholesterol and diabetes risk only |
Competitor figures approximate, from public pricing in 2026. Full UK provider comparison.Nuffield compared.
FAQs
TrueVitals draws are taken at a partner clinic in Durham city centre (DH1), or at your home anywhere across County Durham, Darlington and the Tees valley. The clinic address is shown at booking. The Signature panel is collected at Randox Health inside John Lewis, Newcastle.
No. Book online, attend your appointment, and your report is delivered to your dashboard. If anything needs follow-up, the report tells you exactly which results to take to your GP and why. What to ask your GP for.
Advanced (74 biomarkers) is £269, Ultimate (114) is £349, Signature (230) is £799. Clinic collection adds £19 and at-home collection £39; the Signature price includes the draw. Pay monthly is available on every panel.
Yes. A mobile phlebotomist visits your home or workplace for £39 across every DH and DL postcode, including Chester-le-Street, Consett, Stanley, Spennymoor, Bishop Auckland, Newton Aycliffe, Darlington, Peterlee and the surrounding villages. Morning slots are available.
Advanced and Ultimate reports are delivered within 48 hours of the laboratory receiving your sample, which is usually the same day as your draw. Signature takes around 12 working days because of its depth.
Yes: nothing but water from 10pm the night before, and a morning appointment. Take your usual medication unless told otherwise. Full preparation guide.
If you are testing because of tiredness, weight, mood or a general baseline, Advanced covers it. If you want insulin resistance, Lp(a), complete hormones and cancer markers as well, which most people who have waited weeks for an NHS answer should, Ultimate is the panel. Signature is for the deepest possible picture. The two-minute quiz will point you to one.
74 to 230 biomarkers. A city centre clinic, Randox Newcastle for Signature, or at home across County Durham and Darlington. A report that tells you what your results mean and what to do next.
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