Hypertension case-finding service
This page contains information about the Hypertension case-finding service which was commissioned as an Advanced service from 1st October 2021.
In public-facing communications, the service is described as the NHS Blood Pressure Check Service.
Please click here to visit PSNC for more info on the following:
- Introduction
- The policy background
- Working with Primary Care Networks
- Service description
- BP meters to be used in the service
- What do contractors need to do to provide the service?
- Patient eligibility to receive the service
- Providing the service
- Funding and claiming payment
- Withdrawal from the Service
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Hypertension Case-Finding Service on-demand webinar
- Resources
Virtual Outcomes Hypertension case-finding service training and PSNC webinar on-
demand
- Do you and your team know that this new service means that GP Practices can send patients to your pharmacy for blood pressure checks?
- Do you know how much your pharmacy will get paid for doing the checks?
- Would you like some ideas about how to proactively approach patients in your pharmacy about the service?
- Are you clear about how to implement the service and the actions you and your team need to take?
- The course is split over two modules to support the delivery of the service
View the course flyer and log into Virtual Outcomes
PSNC’s webinar about the Hypertension Case-Finding service is now available on-demand:
New course for May 2022 – Atrial Fibrillation: Atrial Fibrillation – CP
Local Pilot
Please click here to view more info on the Optical Referral into Community Pharmacy for the Hypertension Case Finding Service – Pilot across all areas.