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Know Your Numbers Week! 2017

25 August 2017

Know your Numbers! is Blood Pressure UK's flagship awareness campaign. It encourages adults across the UK to know their blood pressure numbers and take the necessary action to reach and maintain a healthy blood pressure.

The highlight is Know your Numbers! Week, the nation's largest annual blood pressure testing and awareness event. This takes place from 18th - 24th September and provides free checks for around 250,000 adults across the UK.

Since its launch in 2001, Know your Numbers! Week has ensured more than 1.5million people have had their blood pressure checked so that they know their blood pressure numbers in the same way as their height and weight.

It's success was recognised at The Charity Awards 2008 when Know your Numbers! Week won the healthcare category.

Know your Numbers! Week involves hundreds of nationwide organisations signing up to provide free blood pressure tests and information at venues known as Pressure Stations.

Pressure Stations are located throughout the community including pharmacies, workplaces, GP surgeries, hospitals, health clubs, leisure centres, shopping centres and supermarkets.

Find a Pressure Station near you. If there isn't a Pressure Station near you, we would encourage you to pop along to your local pharmacy as many do offer blood pressure checks as part of their service, visit your GP or use a home blood pressure monitor if you have one.