Blood Pressure Day
It was “Know your blood pressure day” in Newlyn, and we had a steady stream of people coming in to have their blood pressure checked.
Blood Pressure Day
As part of Rotary's national KNOW YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE campaign, along with Rotary Clubs the length and breadth of Great Britain, Mounts Bay Rotary Club annually offers free Blood Pressure checks to members of the public at The Fishermans Mission in Newlyn.
The free checks ar
e carried out by doctors and nurses from the Alverton Surgery and normally attract a steady stream of people.
e carried out by doctors and nurses from the Alverton Surgery and normally attract a steady stream of people.
In the past, checks have revealed that around 20% of people tested required further investigation by their own doctors.
Janet Madron on the right thanking Caroline Polglase for identifying her blood pressure problem at the Blood Pressure Day organised by Mounts Bay Rotary Club.
ROTARIANS ARE ORDINARY PEOPLE HELPING TO KEEP THEIR COMMUNITY HEALTHY!