Tower House Medical Centre
Stockway South, Nailsea
Bristol, BS48 2XX
Tel: 01275 866700

Backwell Medical Centre
15 West Town Road, Backwell
Bristol, BS48 3HA
Tel: 01275 465100

www.tyntesfield.nhs.uk

Brockway Medical Centre
8 Brockway, Nailsea
Bristol, BS48 1BZ
Tel: 01275 850600

Long Ashton Surgery
55-57 Rayens Cross Road, 
Long Ashton, Bristol, BS41 9DY
Tel: 01275 392134

Home blood pressure monitoring or HBPM

We would like you to measure your blood pressure at home for 1 week. There are many devices on the market to do this that are inexpensive and easy to use. For further information including a list of recommended machines please see the British Heart Foundation website.
www.bhf.org.uk/heart-matters-magazine/medical/tests/blood-pressure-measuring-at-home. 

Make sure you have the right cuff size for your arm. It should wrap snugly around your upper arm, with just enough space to slide two fingertips underneath. Alternatively measure around your upper arm at the midpoint between your shoulder and elbow, and choose your cuff size from the chart below. Most home blood pressure monitors will come with a medium-sized cuff. If your upper arm is particularly larger or smaller than average, you may need to buy a different cuff separately. If you use a cuff that is the wrong size for you, your blood pressure reading will not be correct.  

Upper Arm Blood Pressure Monitor Cuff Sizes
Measurement (cm)		Measurement (inches)		Cuff size

18-22 cm			7.1 – 8.7 inches			Small
22-32 cm			8.8 – 12.8 inches			Medium
32-45 cm			12.8 – 18 inches			Large

To take a blood pressure reading, you need to be relaxed and comfortably seated, with your arm well supported. It is best to wait at least an hour after you get up it’s important to rest seated for a couple of minutes before you begin. 

Measure you blood pressure twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening.  Each time you do this, you should take two readings, 1 minute apart.

Continue to measure your blood pressure twice daily for 7 days. Note these down on the chart attached. 

Discard all the day 1 readings and take an average of the rest.  This average figure is the best value with which you/your Doctor/Nurse can base decisions about your treatment. 

Brockway Medical Centre
8 Brockway, Nailsea
Bristol, BS48 1BZ
Tel: 01275 850600

Backwell Medical Centre
15 West Town Road, Backwell
Bristol, BS48 3HA
Tel: 01275 465100

Tower House Medical Centre
Stockway South, Nailsea
Bristol, BS48 2XX
Tel: 01275 866700

Long Ashton Surgery
55-57 Rayens Cross Road, 
Long Ashton, Bristol, BS41 9DY
Tel: 01275 392134

www.tyntesfield.nhs.uk

7 Day home blood pressure recordings – Date started 

Name: 

DOB: 

Average home Blood pressure calculated from below 

Add up all the shaded boxes (except day 1), divide by 24 and put here
Add up all the white boxes (except day 1), divide by 24 and put here

Morning
1st Reading

	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5	Day 6	Day 7	
Systolic								
Diastolic								

Leave at least 1 minute

Morning
2nd Reading

	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5	Day 6	Day 7	
Systolic								
Diastolic								

Afternoon
1st Reading

	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5	Day 6	Day 7	
Systolic								
Diastolic								

Leave at least 1 minute

Afternoon
2nd Reading

	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5	Day 6	Day 7	
Systolic								
Diastolic