A recent campaign to raise awareness of high blood pressure (hypertension) saw thousands of people download the BP@Home app, a mobile app-based service which enables people to take their blood pressure readings in the comfort of their own home and share them directly with their clinical team.

6,000 people in Dorset are monitoring their blood pressure using BP@Home, which has led to 400,000 blood pressure measurements being taken outside of general practice.

Figures show it could lead to a reduction in hypertension related appointments by as much as 93% within two years. And has saved an estimated 5729 kg in carbon emissions due to a reduction in people having to travel.

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