Blood pressure

High blood pressure increases your risk of heart attack and strokes, so it's important to take a few minutes to check it.

Free blood pressure checks

The Living Well CVD project provides free blood pressure checks across the borough of Rochdale to help reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. 

When and where to get your blood pressure checked

More about blood pressure

Find out how blood pressure is measured, what low and high blood pressure is, how to treat and prevent it, and more on the NHS site.

Our annual event – Know Your Numbers Week

Thank you to everyone who came to our annual event, Know Your Numbers Week, which was last held from 2–6 September 2024. The event was a success, with many residents having their blood pressure checked and getting lifestyle advice.

It's important for us to continue raising awareness and advising the community on how to prevent high blood pressure (hypertension).

We'll update this page when we have details of the next Know Your Numbers Week. In the meantime, you can still get your blood pressure checked for free at one of the regular sessions - more details available by following the link on this page.

The Living Well Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Project

The Living Well CVD Project provides free blood pressure checks across the borough of Rochdale to help reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. You can request to hold a CVD event at your venue or be a champion and volunteer with the project.