Give your heart some love this summer

OVER 40? Come into Kellaway Pharmacy for an NHS BP Check to save your life

Kellaway Pharmacy is on a mission to prevent heart attacks and Strokes. We invite all local residents, even if you are not our regular patients, to come into Bedminster Pharmacy as soon as possible for a free NHS blood pressure check.

This NHS blood pressure check is for those over the age of 40 who have not been previously diagnosed with hypertension (high blood pressure) and have not had their blood pressure measured by health professionals within the previous six months.

Takes about 10-15 minutes in the pharmacy consultation room with a trained pharmacy team member. Following this, you may be invited to take home a blood pressure monitor that measures your blood pressure as you go about your daily life.

Depending on your readings, you may be referred to your GP.

We also discuss healthy behaviours and lifestyle choices that help protect your heart.

Why is this new service so important?

Blood pressure is the force of your blood moving against the walls of your arteries. It is expressed as two numbers, one above the other. High blood pressure, also called hypertension, is a condition where your readings are raised; it needs to be controlled to reduce your risk of a heart attack, stroke, or other cardiovascular disease.

In the UK, there are about five million adults (one in every nine) who have high blood pressure without even knowing it since high blood pressure itself rarely causes symptoms. You can have unknown genetic factors increasing your risk.

One in four premature deaths are