To speak with one of our clinicians regarding hypertension concerns please call our reception on 01827 713664 to arrange a routine appointment where you will be assessed, we will offer you advice, any queries you have will be answered and a correct management plan will be ensured.
Patients with hypertension will need to record annually an up-to-date blood pressure result with the surgery. If you have not already recorded a blood pressure recently with us though a routine appointment or other means this can be achieved in any of the following ways
- By contacting our reception staff on 01827 713664 to book an appointment.
- Via the POD machine in our reception (please feel free to ask help from one of our reception staff in operating this machine).
- For for those with a blood pressure machine at home by filling out the following form with at home readings and sending it back to us either by hand and dropping it off at the surgery afterwards or by downloading the following form and emailing it back to us at [email protected]
- Via Docobo for patients signed up with this service (for more information on Docobo and its uses please visit the following site.
For information on at home blood pressure monitors and instructions on how to use them please take a look at the following links:
- bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/heart-matters-magazine/medical/tests/blood-pressure-measuring-at-home#Heading3
- www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXCFcftkric
- nhs.uk/ourwork/clinical-policy/cvd/home-blood-pressure-monitoring/
High blood pressure, or hypertension, rarely has noticeable symptoms. But if untreated, it increases your risk of serious problems such as heart attacks and strokes. Around a third of adults in the UK have high blood pressure, although many will not realise it. The only way to find out if your blood pressure is high is to have your blood pressure checked.
For more information on Hypertension please take a look at the NHS website.