\n The call comes amid concerns that up to 57,000 people in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight could be living with undiagnosed high blood pressure.\n<\/p>\n
\n More than 280,000 people in the area have already been diagnosed with the condition.\n<\/p>\n
\n The NHS is urging Hampshire and Isle of Wight residents to get blood pressure checks. (Image: NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight)\n<\/p>\n
\n Neil Hardy, chief pharmacist at NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight, said: “Many people don\u2019t realise their blood pressure is high until complications arise.\n<\/p>\n
\n “By offering easy access to blood pressure checks, pharmacies play an important role in helping people stay informed and take control of their health.\n<\/p>\n
\n “In addition to screenings, pharmacists and pharmacy technicians can help explain results, offer lifestyle guidance, and recommend follow-up appointments with a GP if needed.”\n<\/p>\n
\n National data suggests a significant gap between diagnosed and expected cases, indicating thousands may be unaware they have the condition.\n<\/p>\n
\n High blood pressure, often called the ‘silent killer’, rarely shows symptoms but increases the risk of heart disease, stroke, kidney problems and dementia if left unmanaged.\n<\/p>\n
\n Around 7,500 people a month currently check their blood pressures at pharmacies in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.\n<\/p>\n
\n If high blood pressure is detected, patients may be offered ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM), which takes regular readings for up to 24 hours.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The call comes amid concerns that up to 57,000 people in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight could…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":397925,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[102,2960,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-397924","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-healthcare","tag-health","tag-healthcare","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/397924","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=397924"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/397924\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/397925"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=397924"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=397924"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=397924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}