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Patients allowed one hypertension check every five years as service spec updated

Off-site delivery of BP checking service capped at four days a year under new rules

07 Aug 2026

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Pharmacies delivered over 230,000 Pharmacy First consultations in Devon last year

There was a 154 per cent increase on 2024 in patients’ use of pharmacies’ free blood pressure checks and contraceptive services.

01 May 2026

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Batch of blood pressure medication recalled after packaging error

A pack labelled Ramipril 5mg Capsules contained blister strips of Amlodipine 5mg Tablets.

09 Mar 2026

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Labour MP reveals success of Tories’ pharmacy blood pressure campaign

Ashley Dalton said a campaign in 2024 saw 50,000 more people receive checks in pharmacies.

02 Feb 2026

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You're not doing enough on blood pressure, CPE warns pharmacies

Rate of ABPM conversions 'frankly too low' says CPE services director.

12 May 2025

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CCA: Pharmacies will prevent 15k heart attacks and strokes by 2026

CCA calls on Government to fund pharmacies to manage treatment of CVD patients.

19 Apr 2023

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Tesco offers half a million free blood pressure checks

Tesco also released the results of a survey which revealed young people are less likely to regularly check their blood pressure.

07 Feb 2023

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Numark and Rowlands branches pilot heart health service

The service will give people a heart age score and cardiovascular risk assessment based on height, weight, blood pressure and BMI.

17 May 2021

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More people could benefit from antihypertensives, study finds

Many more people could benefit from blood pressure-lowering medication, according to a new study in the Lancet.

29 Apr 2021

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Testing, testing

As technology evolves and consumers are encouraged to embrace self care, home diagnostics tests could form part of a wider healthcare action plan.

01 Jul 2020

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Screen test: BP gets fit for pharmacy

The Medi-Stats BP+ programme facilitates understanding, engagement and treatment to be approached in a preventative manner” according to its inventor Norman de Villiers.

05 Jan 2020

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