Hypertension: a <scp>PCN</scp> Clinical Pharmacist‐led intervention

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the second most common cause of death in England, after dementia and Alzheimer disease, causing a quarter of all deaths. Hypertension is the largest single known risk factor for CVD; however, as the condition rarely has noticeable symptoms, an estimated 4.2 million people in England are walking around with undiagnosed hypertension. This article presents how one primary care network (PCN), Nottingham West, is working in new ways to make a difference to the health of their local population about hypertension.