Hypertension Case Finding Service
An Advanced Service to support the NHS Long Term Plan ambitions for prevention of cardiovascular disease
Pharmacies providing the service:
The Service
This service will have 2 stages
- Stage 1: Identifying people at risk of hypertension and offering them blood pressure monitoring (clinic check).
- Stage 2: Where clinically indicated, provide 24hr ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM). The blood pressure test results will be shared with the patient’s GP to then inform a potential diagnosis of hypertension.
Contractors opting to provide the service must provide both stages of it, where clinically required. It is not possible to just provide stage 1 - clinic BP readings and not provide stage 2 - ABPM.
Service Specification: Download here
From September 2023, Pharmacies providing the service must have an approved IT solution in place for recording consultations.
BP meter & ABPM meter
Equipment used to deliver the service must be validated by the British and Irish Hypertension Society (BIHS), so contractors must use a ‘normal’ BP meter and an ABPM which are included on one of the two following BIHS lists:
Training requirements
The service must be delivered by the pharmacist (ongoing discussions). To provide the service, pharmacists must:
- Be familiar with the NICE guideline Hypertension in adults: diagnosis and management [NG136]
- Have read and understood the operational processes to provide the service as described in the service specification
- Have completed any device training provided by the manufacturer/supplier
Additional optional training
CPPE hypertension gateway page of the CPPE website.
For further information visit the Hypertension Case Finding page on the CPE website.