BP@home
What is Hypertension?
High blood pressure, also known as hypertension or raised blood pressure, is when your blood pressure, the force of your blood pushing against the walls of your blood vessels, is consistently too high. Around a third of adults in the UK have high blood pressure, although many will not realise it. The only way to find out if your blood pressure is high is to have your blood pressure checked. High blood pressure rarely has noticeable symptoms, but persistent and untreated high blood pressure can increase the risk of several serious and potentially life-threatening health conditions such as heart attacks and strokes.
For more information please visit High blood pressure – NHS
Risks of High Blood Pressure
If your blood pressure is too high, it puts extra strain on your blood vessels, heart and other organs, such as the brain, kidneys and eyes.
Persistent high blood pressure can increase your risk of a number of serious and potentially life-threatening health conditions, such as:
heart disease
heart attacks
strokes
heart failure
peripheral arterial disease
aortic aneurysms
kidney disease
vascular dementia
If you have high blood pressure, reducing it even a small amount can help lower your risk of these health conditions.
Register for BP@home (Viso)
You will need to be signed up to the NHS app in order to register to use BP@home (Viso).
Registration via GP Practice:
- If you’re eligible for the Viso programme, your GP practice will contact you with an invitation to register. This will typically be sent via SMS text message.
- The message will ask you to either accept or decline the invitation to register.
- Additionally, you may receive a questionnaire asking optional questions about your use of technology and your confidence level with it.
Self Registration:
- If you prefer, you can self-register for the Viso service, which also requires NHS login details.
Eligibility Check:
- To check if your GP practice is participating in the Viso programme, you can click on the provided link and look at the list of participating practices. You can then follow the registration link if your practice is listed.
Registration, Log-in and System Errors – please click below for help
NHS Dorset, in alignment with NHS England recommendations, collaborates with Omron Healthcare to offer home blood pressure monitoring through the Viso app. This initiative enables efficient hypertension management, reducing the risks associated with high blood pressure.
- Flexibility: No face to face appointments needed. Record your blood pressure at home and share results with your GP.
- Monitored by Healthcare Professionals : Helps your healthcare provider track your health and adjust treatments as necessary.
Our Digital team are identifying patients who would benefit most from joining this programme and whose health outcomes and life chances will be dramatically improved as a result. Eligible patients will receive an invitation from their GP practice to join the Viso programme.
The process includes:
- Invitation link via SMS: Your surgery will send out an invitation link via SMS (the format is shown above)
- NHS App: You will need your NHS login details to complete the registration. Please visit How to log in to the NHS App – Help and support – NHS (www.nhs.uk) for help and guidance.
- Home Monitor Equipment: If you do not have a BP monitor at home, your GP surgery will provide walk in facilitates. For those struggling to obtain a BP monitor, we hold a small amount to loan to patients whilst they seek alternative arrangements. Email our hub to enquire poolecentral.hub@dorsetgp.nhs.uk
- Remote monitoring: After submitting your readings through Viso, our Digital team and Clinical Pharmacist will review them and advise on any necessary treatment adjustments.
- Useful Tips: For any issues accessing the Viso (BP@home) app, please refer to the Viso website – Viso Support | OMRON UK .
