Know Your Numbers! Week 2022
Know Your Numbers! Week 2022 is taking place from 5 – 11 September and we will be encouraging colleagues to ‘Know Their Numbers!’
Know Your Numbers! Week is the UK’s biggest blood pressure testing and awareness event. This year, Blood Pressure UK want to encourage people to take up home monitoring. Home monitoring offers a way for you to take control of your health, feel confident, and take the pressure off the NHS at the same time. It gives you a practical way to Know Your Numbers! without visiting your GP or pharmacist, and it really can save lives.
Use the following link to access Blood Pressure UK’s guidance on how to monitor your blood pressure at home: https://www.bloodpressureuk.org/your-blood-pressure/how-to-lower-your-blood-pressure/monitoring-your-blood-pressure-at-home/
Due to demand we are continuing to support staff with our rolling programme of staff health checks which includes a blood pressure check.
COMPETITION TIME!
We are giving CNTW colleagues an opportunity to win a blood pressure monitor with cuff. We have five to give away, simply answer the following question:
Q. Name the two blood pressure measurements which are given as numbers?
For information on how to enter the competition, visit the event page on the staff intranet. You can find this in the Events section on the right side of the homepage.
Visit Blood Pressure UK’s online resources hub to download a range of home blood pressure monitoring resources for Know Your Numbers! Week and beyond. Use the following link to access Blood Pressure UK’s guidance on how to measure your blood pressure at home: https://www.bloodpressureuk.org/your-blood-pressure/how-to-lower-your-blood-pressure/monitoring-your-blood-pressure-at-home/how-to-measure-your-blood-pressure-at-home/
High blood pressure can lead to heart attacks, strokes, and other illnesses. You can get support to bring your blood pressure under control and prevent these diseases. Around a third of people in the UK have high blood pressure, but most don’t know it. It doesn’t have any symptoms so, the only way to find out is to have a blood pressure check.