The Blood Pressure Association (or BPA) is a British
charitable organisation, established in October 2000, that seeks to provide information and support to people with high blood pressure (also known as
hypertension) and to educate the general public about the importance of
blood pressure to health.
It is based at
St George's Hospital in
Tooting
Tooting is a district in South London, forming part of the London Borough of Wandsworth and partly in the London Borough of Merton. It is located south south-west of Charing Cross.
History
Tooting has been settled since pre- Saxon times ...
,
London
London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...
.
Know Your Numbers
Every second week of September the Association runs a Blood Pressure Testing Week as part of its ''Know Your Numbers'' campaign, where doctors, nurses, pharmacists and trainers offer free blood pressure tests in
hospitals,
pharmacies
Pharmacy is the science and practice of discovering, producing, preparing, dispensing, reviewing and monitoring medications, aiming to ensure the safe, effective, and affordable use of medicines. It is a miscellaneous science as it links healt ...
, health centres and shopping centres throughout the UK.
Sir David Attenborough
Sir David Frederick Attenborough (; born 8 May 1926) is an English broadcaster, biologist, natural historian and author. He is best known for writing and presenting, in conjunction with the BBC Natural History Unit, the nine natural histor ...
was appointed patron of the Association in May 2005.
See also
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National Blood Service
NHS Blood and Transplant is an executive non-departmental public body of the United Kingdom's Department of Health and Social Care.
It was established on 1 October 2005 to take over the responsibilities of two separate NHS agencies: UK Transplan ...
References
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Organizations established in 2000
Blood pressure
Health charities in the United Kingdom
Heart disease organizations
St George's, University of London
2000 establishments in the United Kingdom