Blood pressure

Keeping your records up to date with a recent blood pressure is important to us at Padgate medical centre.

If you don’t have a machine at home, please feel free to use our machine in the waiting room. The health machine takes your blood pressure, pulse and measures your height and weight.

Submit your 7 day home blood pressure readings

If you prefer to complete a document and email back to us or drop off at reception, please download the form here

Instructions:

Please monitor and record your blood pressure at home for 7 consecutive days.

On each day, monitor your blood pressure on two occasions- in the morning (between
6am and 12noon) and again in the evening (between 6pm and midnight).

On each occasion take a minimum of two readings, leaving at least 5 minutes
between each, write down the second reading, as the first reading can be falsely
elevated (If the first two readings are very different, take 2 or 3 further
readings).

You may find that the first readings will be high, then the readings after this may
stabilise and be lower and this will represent your true blood pressure – record
the final reading.

It’s important that you are relaxed to get an accurate reading. Before taking the readings please
ensure you have relaxed for 15 minutes (no physical, emotional, mental stress).