Blood Pressure Monitoring

Important: when to seek urgent help

Call 999 immediately if you or someone else has symptoms that could be a heart attack or stroke, such as:

chest pain, tightness, heaviness or squeezing that does not go away
pain spreading to the arms, neck, jaw, back or stomach
severe shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
feeling sick, sweaty, pale, blue, grey, very dizzy or faint
weakness, numbness or drooping on one side of the face or body
difficulty speaking or understanding speech
sudden confusion, collapse, fainting or not responding normally

These symptoms need urgent medical attention. Do not drive yourself to A&E.

For stroke symptoms, the key message is:

FAST – Face, Arms, Speech, Time to call 999.

You do not need to have all symptoms before calling 999.

Important: Did You Know…

High blood pressure affects over 16 million people in the UK.

The higher your blood pressure, the greater your risk of stroke, heart attack and heart failure.

High blood pressure rarely has any symptoms. The only way to know if you have high blood pressure is to have it measured.

High blood pressure can often be treated and, in some cases, prevented.

There are many things you can do to help lower your blood pressure and reduce your risk of serious health problems.

These include:

stopping smoking
losing weight
increasing exercise
reducing salt intake
reducing alcohol intake

Monitoring your blood pressure can help reduce the risk of serious health problems such as stroke, heart attack and heart failure.

Measuring your blood pressure at home
How to measure your blood pressure correctly at home before submitting your readings to the practice

Blood Pressure Online Submission Forms
You will need to provide blood pressure readings for 5 or 7 consecutive days, depending on which form you have been asked to complete.

Check your blood pressure reading
Use this service to: check what your blood pressure reading means and get information about what to do next

Other information

Blood pressure paper forms

Printed copies are available at our reception desks at King Street and Galmpton during surgery opening hours.

Blood Pressure (BP) form

Where to Get a Blood Pressure Monitor

Blood pressure monitors are available to borrow free of charge from Torbay Libraries. Please check for availability with your local library.

Blood pressure monitors are also available to buy from local pharmacies and many supermarkets. Prices can start from £19.99.

More about Blood Pressure and the risks associated with High Blood Pressure

High blood pressure - causes and symptoms

Blood pressure test

Please watch the video below provided by the British Heart Foundation if you would like to find out more about Blood Pressure and the risks associated with High Blood Pressure.