What the Blood Pressure Association can do for you

About the Blood Pressure Association

We were officially launched in October 2000 to act as a forum for individuals whose lives are affected by blood pressure, drawing attention to the importance of high blood pressure and trying to ensure better detection, management and treatment. There are approximately 10 million people with high blood pressure in the UK, and we will be raising public awareness of this condition, what causes it and how it is best treated.

In this section

Importantly, we will be trying to help people to manage their blood pressure better themselves by providing information and support. Our long-term aim is to empower individuals so that they become much more responsible for the management of their own blood ressure.Throughout our website, you can find out more about our services and activities by clicking on to highlighted words.

The Blood Pressure Association Team

The Blood Pressure Association is managed and operated by a small but growing team.

Board of Trustees
Professor Graham MacGregor, Professor of Medicine and Chairman of the Blood Pressure Association
Professor Gareth Beevers, Professor of Medicine
Professor Bryan Williams, Professor of Medicine
Nirmala Markandu, Honorary Senior Lecturer and Clinical Nurse Manager

Staff

Nickie Roberts - Executive Director
Sarah Ransome - Information and Support Manager
Kimmo Muttonen - Marketing and Membership Manager
Zulekha Khan - Membership Assistant

You may like to know that we have been very fortunate to have received substantial funding from a number of organisations who have helped the Association get off the ground. These Founder Members are listed below:

Astra-Zeneca UK Limited
Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceuticals Limited
Merck Sharp & Dohme Limited
The Community Fund
Omron Healthcare UK Limited
Pfizer Limited
Servier Laboratories Ltd
Solvay Healthcare Limited

Membership

A very important area of our work is our Membership. Joining the Association gives us an opportunity to talk straight to you in your own homes, where you have the privacy and time to hear about the latest news about high blood pressure such as treatment developments, research and trials and so on.

Membership of the Association is £15 a year (£5 for people who may have difficulty paying this). If you would like to join, please print off and complete the membership form on the BPA website and return it to us indicating the amount enclosed.

We will then put your details on our confidential members. database and twice a year we will send you our membership magazine, which is full of the latest news on high blood pressure.

Contact Us

By post:
Blood Pressure Association
60 Cranmer Terrace
London
SW17 0QS

By telephone or fax:
Telephone: 020 8772 4994
International: +44 208 772 4994
Fax : 020 8772 4999

Website: www.bpassoc.org.uk

Charity Registration No: 1058944

We are indebited to the Blood Pressure Associationfor their help in compiling this section.