Spire Wellesley Hospital in Southend, Essex, offers a wide range of private blood tests and investigations including iron, vitamin and mineral level tests. Speak to your GP if you would like a private iron, vitamin and mineral test and ask for a referral to Spire Wellesley Hospital. Alternatively please contact us for more information about iron, vitamin and mineral testing.
The lack of certain vitamins and iron in the blood can have significant health effects or simply make us feel tired or off-colour.
Tests for vitamin and mineral deficiency include:
- Calcium
- Iron
- Zinc
- Magnesium
- Folate (folic acid)
- All vitamin B types including vitamin B12
- Vitamin D
- Vitamin E
- Vitamin C
Once diagnosed a vitamin or mineral deficiency can be remedied through the use of supplements.
Vitamin or mineral tests are conducted by taking a small blood sample for analysis in our laboratories.