Evaluation for Blood Pressure Plus (BP+) Project (Surrey Heartlands)

To reduce the burden of ill-health and deaths caused by hypertension and AF (i.e reduce stroke and CHD events and deaths)

To increase the awareness amongst citizens of the link between the conditions and serious cardiac events such as stroke

To increase the number of people who “know their numbers” i.e. have opportunity to check their blood pressure and pulse

To increase citizens capacity (in terms of knowledge and skills) to manage/prevent high blood pressure through lifestyle modifications

To increase the number of citizens who have hypertension or AF who are actually diagnosed.

To ensure that these aims are equitable across the Heartlands in relation to CVD need in order to reduce CVD-related health inequalities (i.e. the interventions are targeted)

Determine the number of patients who have received a BP+ AF check and number / % identified with an issue, to determine useful demographics (incl age, ethnicity, location etc)

Determine staff ( who can deliver ) , opinions, patient reported outcomes and other HCPs of the service

To measure impact on patient and initiation of treatment

Insight from pharmacy in terms of providing the service capacity and capability

Patient understanding of the behaviours they could change to reduce their risk of CVD

Patient understanding of CVD and the link between BP & AF and CVD

Referrals into other services – Stop smoking etc.

In addition to location of those accessing the service a review of the socio-economic status would be helpful to understand if the project has reached the most deprived areas.