NHS offers home blood pressure checks to save thousands of lives

NHS offers home blood pressure checks to save thousands of lives Hundreds of thousands of people will be able to test their blood pressure at home, thanks to lifesaving monitors on the NHS.

The devices are being made available to 220,000 people who have been diagnosed with uncontrolled high blood pressure and who could benefit from regular checks.

The action to catch more killer conditions earlier and save lives as part of the NHS Long Term Plan, is estimated to prevent 2,200 heart attacks and almost 3,300 strokes over five years. NHS England