Useful resources
Useful resources
There are many resources available to support people to self-monitor. These include the following BIHS guides:
- A step-by-step guide to taking blood pressure at home
- A diary for recording blood pressure
- The British Heart Foundation web page with information, which includes videos on how to measure blood pressure at home
- An NHS initiative called ‘Blood Pressure @home’ is intended to provide better-connected, personalised care in people’s homes.
Sick Day Rules cards
The Medicine Sick Day Rules card is designed to promote better management of long-term conditions through the safer, more effective and person-centred use of medicines. It can be used as a tool to support conversations with patients about their medicines and the risks associated with dehydration.
You can provide people with a Sick Day Rules information leaflet, as well as a Sick Day Rules card that they can fill in to help them manage their hypertension and concurrent illness.