Monitoring your blood pressure

What should my blood pressure be?

To complete a blood pressure diary, you should monitor your blood pressure every morning and evening for 7 consecutive days.

Please make sure this is not measured first thing in the morning but at least 20 mins after rising.

• Relax for a few minutes before taking your blood pressure
• Ensure your feet are flat on the floor
• Repeat the check 3 times in a row and record the lowest of those 3 readings.

You can either submit your readings via the form on our BP calculator page, or request a paper form from Reception if you are unable to submit your readings online or print the form below.

Our BP Calculator page gives you the option of submitting a Single Reading or submitting a 7-Day BP Diary.

Please only submit a 7-day diary if you are concerned about your blood pressure or if requested by a clinician.

How Do I Take A Sitting-To-Standing Blood Pressure Reading?

If you have been asked to send in a sit-to-stand blood pressure reading by a member of our team, we have created a video to walk you through the whole process!

How to do it:

• Sit and rest for 5 Minutes
• Take your Seated Blood Pressure and write it down.
• Stand up and time one minute
• Take your standing blood pressure and write it down.
• Time two more minutes
• Take your standing blood pressure one more time and write it down. 

Make sure to send all three readings to the surgery!