Tesco offers free blood pressure checks to shoppers
Tesco is encouraging the public to take up a free NHS blood pressure check as part of its partnership with British Heart Foundation.
The supermarket is reminding the public about the importance of the checks, which are available at its in-store Tesco Pharmacies with no appointment needed.
Coinciding with British Heart Foundation’s campaign to “Keep hearts beating this Heart Month”, the move comes after research by Tesco found that 15% of adults cited lack of time as the main reason they do not get their blood pressure checked.
Tesco and British Heart foundation are now working to spread the word that a quick and easy check could help detect cases of undiagnosed high blood pressure and prevent cardiovascular events like heart attacks and strokes.
Never Miss a Retail Update!Jonathan Bridgett, Tesco Pharmacy Services manager, said: “We know how important it is for people to get their blood pressure checked, and seeing some of the survey results shows that many people don’t realise just how convenient and quick a free check in a Tesco Pharmacy can be, especially without the need for an appointment.
“People can make a number of small changes to their lifestyle that support heart health, and reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes, and I’m happy to be working with British Heart Foundation again to highlight this important issue and hopefully prevent heart attacks and strokes.”
The campaign is being supported by Anjula Devi, chef, food writer and author, who has a personal relationship with heart health after losing both her parents to diabetes related heart disease.
Devi said: “Having been diagnosed with high blood pressure myself two years ago, that insight gave me the opportunity to make changes which might well have saved my life. Now at 60, I’m in better health than I was in my thirties. I’m delighted to be a part of such a meaningful campaign. Everybody should get their blood pressure checked.”
