St James Health Centre - General Clinic

General Clinic

Specialist Clinics:

General Clinic

Diabetes

Asthma

Epilepsy

Childrens Immunisations

Baby Clinic

Health Screening

Other Clinics & Services

Blood & urine sample, Thyroid monitoring and general health advice.

Hypertension/High Blood Pressure

High Blood Pressure is one of several ‘risk factors’ that can increase your chance of developing heart disease, a
stroke and other serious conditions. As a rule, the higher the Blood Pressure, the greater the risk. However, Blood
Pressure varies throughout the day; therefore, a one off high reading does not mean you have high Blood Pressure.
You could be anxious, stressed or been exercising. If the Blood Pressure reading remains high after a couple of
week’s observation, then treatment with medication may be advised.

High Blood Pressure usually causes no symptoms. Therefore everyone should have regular checks. The benefit of
monitoring and lowering a high Blood Pressure is to reduce the risk of developing a cardiovascular disease in the
future. You can help to lower your Blood Pressure and your risk of stroke and heart disease by making simple
lifestyle changes:

Stop smoking
Reduce salt intake
Eat plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables
Maintain a healthy weight
Moderate your alcohol intake

For further information, please call the surgery on 0151 295 3800.

Online Services

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Our Address:
St James Health Centre
29 Great George Square
Liverpool
Merseyside, United Kingdom
L1 5DZ

Contact Us:
Telephone: 0151 295 3800
Email: stjames@livgp.nhs.uk
Fax: 0151 707 8958

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