Medicals Exams in the UK

I know there are a few threads on school medicals but this one is specific to the UK. I wondered if anyone here ever had or knows anyone who had a school or university exam in the UK? If so-where abouts was the school, how old were they, what year did this happen and could you give some information as to exactly what happened and how they/you felt about it? Was it compulsory, did you undress etc...

I only ask because I never had so much as my height taken at school in north london (mid 90's). Shortly after meeting my girlfriend we were talking about stuff and somehow we got on to the subject of her school exam. She isnt into med fet and didnt know i was but I managed to get her to tell me all about it and was slightly shocked to find out that exams like this do happen in schools in the UK!

She went to a high school near Dundee in Scotland. She was 17 apparently (so in her final year) and this was the late 90's/early 00's. She told me that a letter had been sent home informing them and their parents that the school doctor would come in to update the pupils medical records. Apparently the school dr or nurse had been in a few times previously and had checked their height/weight and blood pressure but that was it so my GF didnt think much of it.

A few weeks later at morning registration notes were handed out to her and her classmates with a time that they should go to the medical room for their health checks. She told me she left her English lesson at 1130 to go down. She said that the nurse was outside and told her to take a seat whilst the dr finished with the previous pupil. Apparently this is when she became nervous as the door opened and a girl in her year quickly walked out stareing straight down at the floor looking slightly red and embarrassed!

My GF was called into the room and a male dr, apparently mid 30's, shook her hand and explained that he would perform a physical exam on her. Still not quite sure what was to happen she was asked if she wanted the nurse to remain in the room but declined. The doctor then apparently pointed her to a screen in the corner and asked her to undress behind it. She told me that she asked the dr why and said that she wasnt comfortable undressing completely so the doctor asked her if she would go as far as her underware instead. She agreed to this and undressed to her bra and knickers, apparently still rather unhappily and very nervously!

The dr checked her height/weight/blood pressure and breathing with a stethascope then asked her to squat slightly and hold her arms out whilst he felt her arms and legs. She told me she was a little uncomfortable with him checking her inner thighs as he felt all the way up over her groin and buttocks. He also had her touch her toes so he could feel her spine which she was very embarrassed about as she only had a thong on so knew he had a fair view of her bum! He then had her stand infront of him whilst he sat in a chair and felt her tummy and apparently even pulled her belly button open a bit!

She was then asked if she checked her breasts. They spoke about breast health for a moment before he asked her if she would let him perform a quick check. She said he was very kind and reassuring about it and asked if she wanted the nurse present, which she declined again (she said that she was embarrassed enough being examined like this by 1 person, let alone 2!) She felt that she couldnt really refuse the exam so took off her bra and was asked to lie on the couch with her arms above her head. He felt her armpits, breasts and nipples and also felt her tummy again as she was laying down.

Finally, he asked her to sit up and asked if she was sexually active. She replied that she was and he offered her an STI and general sexual health check but informed her that this would require 'further undressing'. She absolutely refused this(!) and was told that she could dress and go-and that everything was fine and healthy.

She told me that she found the entire experience very embarrassing and intrusive. Whilst she said it wasn't exactly compulsory (if she had refused then they wouldn't exactly have tied her down or anything!) and the dr was very pleasant she still found the fact that she had no idea of what it would involve and had to disrobe very un comfortable.

As I said, I never had anything like this in my north london school and wondered if anyone else in the UK had anything like this at school or university?