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  • Digital Home Blood Pressure Monitoring – 31 August 2024

    12 Health Boards

    All 14 Health Boards engaged With Connect Me in preparation, 12 Boards are fully onboarded and recruiting

    50% GP Practice

    GP practices have access to national platform and received training, some ‘drop-off’ in transition from legacy system hence reduction from previously reported 60%.

    104,558 total recruitment

    22,712 in past 12 months

    graph of recruitment to blood pressure pathway. September 23 to August 24

    What did people think?

    98% liked it or thought it was ok

    99% found it easy to use

    94% would use it again

    Impact

    Over 400,000 appointments saved

    £15.5million saved (cost effect over 10 years).


    29% of adults in Scotland have high blood pressure (Scottish Govt)

    50% of all Strokes and Heart Attacks are caused by high blood pressure (BHF)

    For every 50,000 people who routinely monitor BP, up to 745 strokes and 500 heart attacks could be avoided over a 5-year period (British Heart Foundation)

    graph of blood pressure pathway number of activations by month and cumulative betweeb August 23 and July 24.