A year-long project by two Lambeth GP practices to reduce the significant difference in blood pressure control between their BAME and white patients has eradicated the health inequality gap entirely. In addition, the results show that all patients have benefited, with the practices now providing the best blood pressure outcomes of any primary care network (PCN) in Southeast London.
Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is often referred to as a “silent killer”, with the British Heart Foundation and the Stroke Association attributing around half of all strokes and heart attacks to hypertension.