Blood Pressure UK are the only UK charity dedicated to lowering the nation's blood pressure to prevent stroke and heart disease.
Every year in September they launch Know Your Numbers!® week, a campaign to raises awareness of high blood pressure, encouraging all UK adults to get a blood pressure check.
This year East Lindsay PCN and our member practices have supported the UK's biggest blood pressure testing and awareness event by teaming up with Nursing and Residential Homes in the area to provide all their staff with the opportunity to have their blood pressure checked and discuss any health and wellbeing opportunities. We also took along a small portable device which uses the fingertips to screen for potential Atrial Fibrillation which is another risk factor for stroke.
We would like to say a huge thank you to all of our wonderful staff who have worked so hard this week at all of the pop up blood pressure clinics that we held at Nursing and Residential Homes in the area as part of the Bloodpressureuk #KnowYourNumbers campaign.
We would also like to thank all the Managers and Staff at the Nursing and Residential Homes who came along to visit us each day. We have had such a good response with so many people keen to have their BP and heart rhythm checked.
Thank you again to everyone who helped to make these events so successful.
Who did we visit?
This afternoon we visited Nightingale House Care Centre in Woodhall Spa.
We would like to thank all the lovely staff who joined us and for taking the time out of their busy day to help support this campaign and to our Care Co-ordinators Jenny and Kirby for all their hard work.
Jennie Goacher our PCN Care Coordinator at our Market Rasen Surgery visited The Orders of St John Care Trust, The Poplars in Market Rasen today.
A big thank you to Jodie and Christine who visited Bramhall Residential Home in Coningsby today.
It was lovely to see such a good turn out for our pop up blood pressure stations.
Did you know your diet, exercise levels and weight have a real effect on your blood pressure. If you have high blood pressure, you can start lowering blood pressure today by eating more healthily and being more active.
Find out more by visiting Blood Pressure UK.
Its been a busy day today.
This morning Christine and Debbie visited The Fountains Nursing Home in Tetney.
Then this afternoon Debbie, Jodie and Christine were at Glenholme Thimbleby Court in Horncastle.
While Jenny visited Waterloo House Residential Care Home in Market Rasen.
All the staff have been very welcoming. We picked up some raised blood pressures and a couple of people with abnormal ECGs who have been advised to have a follow up at their GP practice.
Thank you to all who attended.
Another busy day today,
Jodie and Jennie visited Toray Pines care home in Coningsby
While Jo and Debbie headed over to Nettleton Manor Care Home in Caistor.
Thanks again yo everyone who joined us on this very busy day.
Today Debbie and Jenny held the last of our #KnowYourNumbers events, with a pop up blood pressure stations at Tanglewood Care Home in Horncastle in the morning and then they were joined by Christina at The Grove Residential Care Home in West Ashby in the afternoon.
Well done everyone who took part.
There are lots of other places you can get a blood pressure check.
Your GP surgery - Your GP or practice nurse can check your blood pressure. There might even be a machine in the waiting room you can use to measure your own blood pressure.
Your local pharmacy - Some pharmacies offer blood pressure checks, and your pharmacist will also be able to point you in the direction of support and advice if you need it. They might also offer other health checks.
NHS Health Check - This may be available if you’re 40-74 years old. They include other checks too, such as your blood cholesterol and if you’re a healthy weight, to give you an idea of your overall health. If you don’t get an invitation letter from your local surgery, you can call to arrange an appointment.
For more information visit the Blood Pressure UK website.
