Skip to content

Blood pressure in Westmorland and Furness.

Westmorland and Furness local authority · 2 cards

Diagnosed high blood pressure on GP registers in Westmorland and Furness — 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 42,815 Westmorland and Furness GP patients have it diagnosed, and modelling suggests roughly 18,150 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.

18.2%

GP patients with diagnosed hypertension.

England: 15.2% · Higher than England

Westmorland and Furness · 2024/25 · Persons, All ages

Source: OHID Fingertips · #219

healthcardsShare card

9.4%

Adults estimated to have undiagnosed hypertension.

England: 8.6%

Westmorland and Furness · 2021 · Persons, 16+ yrs

Source: OHID Fingertips · #94111 · Modelled estimate from Health Survey for England, applied to 2021.

healthcardsShare card

Other Westmorland and Furness topics