High blood pressure is the biggest risk factor for CVD. Book your blood pressure monitoring service today.
The blood pressure checks service is designed to help with early detection and treatment of hypertension to help avoid serious health complications.
One of our pharmacists will start by measuring your blood pressure. If your blood pressure is higher than140/90mmHg, you will be offered 24-hour blood pressure monitoring known as ABPM.
This service aims to:
- Identify people with high blood pressure aged 40 years or older (who have previously not had a confirmed diagnosis of hypertension), and refer them to general practice to confirm the diagnosis and for appropriate management;
- At the request of a general practice, undertake ad hoc clinic and ambulatory blood pressure measurements.
- Provide another opportunity to promote healthy behaviours to patients.
The free NHS Blood Pressure Monitoring Service is available for free to...
- Adults who are 40 years old or over, who do not have a current diagnosis of hypertension
- Patients, by exception, under the age of 40 who request the service because they have a recognised family history of hypertension at the pharmacist’s discretion
- Patients between 35 and 39 years old who are approached about or request the service at the pharmacist’s discretion
- Adults specified by a general practice for the measurement of blood pressure.
If you do not match any of the above criteria you can still have your blood pressure checked with our private service.