World Hypertension Day – Friday 17th May 2024
This year’s World Hypertension Day is taking place on Friday 17th May 2024!
World Hypertension Day is an ideal opportunity to highlight the importance of a blood pressure (BP) check to your patients and the potential health benefits it can bring. BP testing under the Hypertension Case-Finding Service can also be a valuable source of service income for your pharmacy as well – and remember it doesn’t have to be the pharmacist doing the BP test!
As many as 5 million adults in the UK have undiagnosed high blood pressure and don’t know they are at risk, and hypertension is the leading risk factor for death and disability globally.
With the Community Pharmacy Hypertension Case-Finding Service, you and your team are ideally placed to help identify undiagnosed patients and, if needed, refer them on to start treatment early. Early diagnosis and treatment are important. If left untreated, high blood pressure can lead to complications such as kidney failure, heart failure, sight problems and vascular dementia.
Below are some resources and links to help you promote World Hypertension Day and BP testing in your pharmacy:
- World Hypertension League – Resource List for 2024
- CPWY Website
- CPE Website
- World Hypertension Day Web Page
- NHS – Hypertension
- Blood Pressure UK
- British Heart Foundation – Hypertension
- NHS Campaigns – BP Check in Pharmacy
