Trend: GP on your wrist

Your GP still taking aeons to acknowledge your existence, let alone treat you? Let tech give you an instant diagnosis

Wearables have been to school to get a medical degree. Book an appointment now

Withings Blood Pressure monitor

Roll up your sleeve and we’ll begin… This medically approved teched-up strap works in the exact same way as your doc’s except without the wires. Fuelled by four AAA batteries, it measures systolic, diastolic and pulse rate before streaming the results to the HealthMate app on iOS and Android via Bluetooth 4.0. $179, withings.com, out now

Wellograph Wellness Watch

Unlike other fitness trackers that will take your pulse when asked, the Wellness Watch keeps a constant check on your personal beats per minute, using the tri-LED sensor. It then combines these findings with your activity levels to judge exactly how fit you are compared to others in your age range (no fibbing). All of this info is then shipped via Bluetooth 4.0 to the Wellograph app. When not cajoling you off the sofa, it also tells the time. US $349, wellograph.com, out July

Zensorium Tinké sensor

This little guy can give you a full body MOT, measuring your respiratory rate, blood oxygen level (above 95% is the aim) and heart rate by detecting changes in skin blood volume in your fingertip. It plugs directly into an iDevice via Lightning or 30-pin connector, or via Bluetooth to Android devices, presenting all of its data as in-depth graphs – which, if all is well, you can then share online to prompt social health envy. US $129, zensorium.com, out now