Get a free blood pressure check-up during Know Your Numbers week

Do you know your blood pressure numbers? One in three adults in the UK have high blood pressure.

Derbyshire County Council is encouraging people aged over 40 to get a free blood pressure check during Know Your Numbers week 8th to 14th September.

High blood pressure rarely has any symptoms which is why it is called the ‘silent killer’. The only way to know you have the condition is to get your blood pressure measured.

If you're over 40 you can get your blood pressure checked for free with an NHS Health Check at your GP, at most pharmacies and in some workplaces too.

Derbyshire County Council’s Cabinet Member for Health and Communities, Councillor Dawn Abbott said: “High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, doesn’t often have noticeable symptoms. But if it is left untreated can increase your risk of serious health problems such as heart attacks and strokes. That’s why getting your blood pressure checked is so important.”

Know Your Numbers Week is an annual national campaign that aims to raise awareness of high blood pressure and encourage all UK adults to get a blood pressure check.

The county council’s free inhouse healthy lifestyles service Live Life Better Derbyshire will be delivering blood pressure checks during the week. It is also a great opportunity to find out more about Live Life Better Derbyshire’s free healthy lifestyle services.

These include support to help you stop smoking, help with weight management and information about how to get more active.

For more information on blood pressure checks, visit www.nhs.uk/bloodpressure

Live Life Better Derbyshire will be holding free blood pressure check-ups during Know Your Numbers week on the follow dates:

• Tuesday 9th September. 9.30am to midday at Sandiacre Library, Doncaster Avenue, Sandiacre. NG10 5FJ
• Wednesday 10th September. 10am to 2pm. Tesco Extra, Waverley Street, Long Eaton, Nottingham. NG10 1HG*
• Thursday 11th September. 11.30am to 2pm. Ilkeston Community Hospital, Heanor Rd, Ilkeston. DE7 8LN
• Friday 12th September. 9.30am to 12.30pm. Borrowash Library. Victoria Avenue, Borrowash. DE72 3HE

To find further free blood pressure check-up dates visit www.livelifebetterderbyshire.org.uk/bloodpressurechecks