The NHS blood pressure check service is designed to help with early detection and treatment of hypertension to help avoid serious health complications. Similar to a normal blood pressure test, our pharmacist will start by measuring your blood pressure. If your blood pressure is higher than 140/90mmHg, you will be offered 24-hour blood pressure monitoring known as ABPM.
You can use this FREE service if you are:
If you do not match any of the above criteria you can still have your blood pressure checked with our private service.
Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring is (ABPM) is when your blood pressure will be tested every 30 minutes by wearing a portable device for the duration of 24 hours. It will give your pharmacist and GP a clear picture of how your blood pressure changes over the day.
If your blood pressure is found to be high, you’ll be invited for ABPM. This will involve you using an ABPM monitor to further assess your blood pressure. Our pharmacist will show you how to wear the monitoring device and will book you in for a follow up appointment to discuss the blood pressure reading and to take you through your next steps. In most cases you’ll be given the ABPM monitor there and then to take away for 24 hours or you will be booked for another appointment.
Once your results have been interpreted, your pharmacist will advise you of the next steps. This may include lifestyle advice or referral to another healthcare provider.
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