Health screening
Blood pressure: why a ten minute check matters
High blood pressure has no symptoms. A free pharmacy check is the quickest way to know where you stand.
By Vivo Clinical Team · 26 May 2026 · 3 min read
Around one in four adults in the UK has high blood pressure and many do not know, because it rarely causes symptoms until something goes wrong.
A pharmacy check takes about ten minutes. We take a reading, explain what the numbers mean and, if needed, lend you a monitor to take readings at home over a few days.
Where readings are high, we refer directly to your GP with the results, so nothing gets lost along the way.
Our health checks also cover cholesterol, weight and diabetes risk if you want a fuller picture.
Talk to the pharmacy team
Choose your branch, pick a time and you are done. NHS and private appointments across eight Bristol pharmacies.
