What is Hypertension?

High blood pressure, also known as hypertension or raised blood pressure, is when your blood pressure, the force of your blood pushing against the walls of your blood vessels, is consistently too high. Around a third of adults in the UK have high blood pressure, although many will not realise it. The only way to find out if your blood pressure is high is to have your blood pressure checked. High blood pressure rarely has noticeable symptoms, but persistent and untreated high blood pressure can increase the risk of several serious and potentially life-threatening health conditions such as heart attacks and strokes.

Remote monitoring for people with high blood pressure with Hypertension Plus

Branksomewood Healthcare Centre are running a programme supported by Digital First Funding, to provide blood pressure cuffs to a cohort of patients living with uncontrolled high blood pressure across our local demographics, alongside an app that will support them to monitor and better manage their condition remotely.

The programme team are working with GPs to identify the patients who would benefit most from joining this programme and whose health outcomes and life chances will be dramatically improved as a result. The objective is to inform how we manage these services in the future.

Learn more about the program by watching the following short videos:

What is hypertension - YouTube

What is Hypertension Plus - YouTube

How does Hypertension Plus Help - YouTube

How to measure blood pressure - YouTube

Register for Hypertension Plus

Please complete and submit the online form to register for Hypertension Plus with your GP practice.  Click here.

IMPORTANT: 

Please only register with the details which are held by your GP practice, e.g., correct mobile number and email address.

Once you have clicked this link, you will be asked to input data to ensure that Hypertension Plus is linked to your medical record, keeping the doctor updated on your readings and plan.  The information you will be asked to input is as follows: Mobile Number, Email Address, Full Name and Date of Birth, and these have to match the medical record accurately.  If they do not, you may need to contact the practice to update your contact details.

Once you have registered you will then need to download the Omron Hypertension App.

Download the app on either ‎Hypertension Plus on the AppStore (apple.com) or Hypertension Plus - Apps on Google Play

Then you are ready to submit your blood pressure readings and keep on top of your medication plan and lifestyle choices.  Do continue to engage with the app, as the clinicians will be messaging you in there regarding your hypertension management.

Frimley Health has launched a new electronic patient record system that is affecting the Accident and Emergency (A&E) departments at Wexham Park and Frimley Park Hospitals. Safety remains paramount, so please be patient with the staff. Waiting times are likely to be longer than usual. 

Unless it’s an emergency remember there are lots of alternatives for you to make use of:

• Visit your local pharmacy
• During the day contact your GP practice via online consultation or phone
• Contact NHS 111 online, www.111.nhs.uk or dial 111. If you are calling NHS 111, please be patient. NHS 111 may advise you to contact your GP or its out-of-hours service or attend the Bracknell Minor Injuries Unit.
• For minor injuries, such as sprains and strains, suspected broken limbs, or minor head injuries, visit the Minor Injury Unit at Brants Bridge in Bracknell or the High Wycombe Urgent Care Centre – open 8 am-8 pm 7 days a week.

Anyone with a life-threatening condition should call 999. Help us to help you by seeking alternatives to A&E where it is safe to do so.

It is with excitement that Fleet Medical Centre and Branksomewood Healthcare Centre proudly announce that they will be merging as of 1st April 2023.

It is a big piece of work to merge our 2 practices and we are keen to do this to protect and preserve the provision of healthcare services in this part of Fleet by creating stability, recruitment and training options for the future. We already work closely together as member practices of Fleet Primary Care Network and we have good relationships with the other 2 local surgeries -Richmond Surgery and Crondall New Surgery- who are supportive of our merger.

Please view this leaflet for further information.