Blood pressure in Bedford.

Bedford local authority · 2 cards

Diagnosed high blood pressure on GP registers in Bedford — plus the thousands living with it unknown.

Plain-English context

High blood pressure (hypertension) rarely has symptoms but drives heart attacks, strokes and kidney disease. About 31,124 Bedford GP patients have it diagnosed, and modelling suggests roughly 12,770 more adults have it without knowing. Register figures are not age-adjusted — and a lower register number can mean under-diagnosis, not better health. A free pharmacy or GP check takes minutes.

Sources: NHS England QOF registers and OHID/HSE modelling via Fingertips. Each card states its reporting period; open its share page for the retrieval date and full provenance.