NHS launches campaign to find 'missing millions' with undiagnosed high blood pressure
Millions at risk from 'silent killer' as NHS campaign warns there are often 'no clues' when it comes to high blood pressure.
A national campaign is being launched to identify those living with undiagnosed high blood pressure. It is estimated that up to 4.2 million people in England live with undiagnosed high blood pressure, putting them at risk of heart attacks, strokes, kidney disease and vascular dementia.
The Get Your Blood Pressure Checked campaign, supported by the British Heart Foundation, Stroke Association, Heart Research UK, Blood Pressure UK, May Measurement Month, British Society for Heart Failure and others, is urging those aged 40 years and over to get a free blood pressure test at a participating pharmacy.
Pharmacies offering free blood pressure checks can be found on the NHS website.
