Know Your Numbers Week

Monday 5 September marks the start of Know Your Numbers Week, a campaign by Blood Pressure UK, emphasising the importance of knowing your blood pressure reading.

The theme for this year’s campaign is: Measure. Modify. Manage.

• Measure your blood pressure to see if it’s under control.
• Modify your lifestyle if necessary.
• Manage your blood pressure and your health to beat ‘the silent killer’

High blood pressure can lead to heart attacks, strokes and other illnesses. Once you Know Your Numbers you can get support to bring your blood pressure under control and prevent these diseases.

Around a third of people in the UK have high blood pressure, but most don’t know it. If you're over 40, visit your local NHS pharmacy for a blood pressure test. Alternatively, home testing kits are available online and you can use the NHS website to understand your reading. Visit the High Blood Pressure webpage www.nhs.uk/conditions/high-blood-pressure-hypertension/.

To find out how you can modify your lifestyle and manage your blood pressure, watch this video from our Quality Improvement Lead and Paramedic, Carl Betts.