Katherine thompson 💙

passionate about helping people reduce their future chance of a heart attack or stroke

[Katherine thompson 💙 @thomp_katherine]

The 6 - 12 September is Blood Pressure UKs Know Your Numbers week. Do you know your numbers, what they mean or what to do about them? Find out more: https://t.co/4jvph1fcL5
#KnowYourNumbers

[Office for Health Improvement and Disparities @OHID]

Statistics published today show continued improvement in NHS Health Check delivery, with over 750,000 people invited for a check between July and September 2022.

https://t.co/WLgVmvLlAg

[Office for Health Improvement and Disparities @OHID]

Did you know 2 in 5 people in England have high cholesterol?

If you're over 40, you can get an NHS Health Check to identify if you have high cholesterol and find out steps to help reduce it.
#NationalCholesterolMonth

https://t.co/Bw1L5dFhGn

[Katherine thompson 💙 @thomp_katherine]

Great to see that delivery of the NHS Health Check is continuing to rise and is at its highest level since the start of the pandemic.

[Office for Health Improvement and Disparities @OHID]

Statistics published today show local areas continue to make good progress in recovering delivery of the NHS Health Check programme following the COVID-19 pandemic.

https://t.co/wEJYVtXvi0

[NHS @NHSuk]

It’s recommended that everyone over 40 get their blood pressure checked regularly to help prevent the risk of heart attacks and stroke.

Here’s how you can get checked, and what the numbers mean: https://t.co/bR45fao7Na

#KnowYourNumbers #KnowYourNumbersWeek

[Katherine thompson 💙 @thomp_katherine]

Great to see that areas are making steady progress with recovering NHS Health Checks.

[Office for Health Improvement and Disparities @OHID]

Statistics published today show local areas are making good progress in recovering delivery of the NHS Health Check programme following the COVID-19 pandemic.

➡️ https://t.co/wEJYVtXvi0

[Helen Williams 💊 @CardioPharmUK]

You can download the updated lipid management pathway on the NHS England website here: https://t.co/RPLnHiO7cv #CVDPrevention

[Office for Health Improvement and Disparities @OHID]

The launch of the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities marks a new chapter in public health.

OHID will work within @DHSCgovuk to identify & address major health disparities across the country & to help improve the health of the nation.

More ▶️ https://t.co/quUQgQYwZ9

[Prof Jamie Waterall OBE @JamieWaterall]

Do something special for your own #Heart❤️this #WorldHeartDay2021 by taking our Heart Age Test.

Although heart disease is the number one killer across the world, it is largely preventable, so lets work together to look after our hearts!

https://t.co/0Y8cVpyRLm

[Lorraine Oldridge - #NCVIN @Lo5Lorraine]

The new @PHE_uk Health Profile for England reinforces the importance of tackling CVD. https://t.co/fIQ3F8R8ju @Shahed__Ahmad

[Katherine thompson 💙 @thomp_katherine]

I'm delighted to have been able to support the cardiovascular care conference today. Tomorrow looks like another really interesting day of speakers. You can still register to join: https://t.co/cZpi24DawQ

[Barnsley Hospital @barnshospital]

People over 40 should get their blood pressure tested at least once every 5 years. You can get your blood pressure tested at some pharmacies, at an NHS Health Check appointment, at home or at your GP surgery: https://t.co/gQDkCOr6Zt

#KnowYourNumbers @BloodPress_UK @TheBHF

[Shahed Ahmad @Shahed__Ahmad]

As we begin #KnowYourNumbersWeek this set of four short @FPH videos is a must watch for Public Health professionals. @ADPHUK @R_S_P_H @jimmcmanusph @NicholasHicks @AbdulRazaq_PH @dr_sakthi @roryhonney @thomp_katherine @JamieWaterall @MaggieRae20 @BWDDPH @amaryond @profzafariqbal

[BBC Morning Live @BBCMorningLive]

One in three of us has high blood pressure and we don't even know it.

As a huge campaign kicks off today, @xandvt has advice to help you prevent one of the world's biggest killers #MorningLive

[Katherine thompson 💙 @thomp_katherine]

@DrAsifQasim @Lo5Lorraine @Shahed__Ahmad NICE recommends pulse checking before taking a BP so I completely agree.

[Katherine thompson 💙 @thomp_katherine]

Increasing access to blood pressure testing through pharmacies. Great to see NHS England bringing this to fruition. https://t.co/xWn9kAsC82
@JamieWaterall @PHE_uk @DrMattKearney @JennyHargrave

[Shahed Ahmad @Shahed__Ahmad]

It was great to hear @AKPritchard2 reiterate her and the NHS’s commitment to prevention at the latest staff briefing. #KnowYourNumbers is coming up in September; a great opportunity to make prevention happen. @BloodPress_UK @TheBHF @HealthFdn @TheKingsFund @MichaelMarmot

[Professor Chris Whitty @CMO_England]

The great majority of adults have been vaccinated.

Four weeks working on a COVID ward makes stark the reality that the majority of our hospitalised COVID patients are unvaccinated and regret delaying. Some are very sick including young adults.

Please don't delay your vaccine.