Hypertension Case Finding Service – South Yorkshire LPC

The Hypertension Case Finding Service (HCFS) is an advanced which service aims to:

Identify people aged 40 or over—or younger if deemed appropriate by pharmacy staff—who may have high blood pressure and refer them to their GP for diagnosis and management.
Conduct ad hoc clinic or ambulatory blood pressure measurements at the request of a GP, for individuals with or without a hypertension diagnosis.
Provide opportunities to promote healthy lifestyle behaviours to patients.

In public-facing communications, the service is described as the NHS Blood Pressure Check Service.

UPDATED SERVICE SPECIFICATION – SEPTEMBER 2026

Changes to the Hypertension Case-Finding Service (HCFS) came into effect on 3rd September 2026, including revised patient eligibility criteria. Pharmacies providing the service should review the updated service specification and ensure their teams understand the new requirements.

Community Pharmacy England (CPE) has updated its suite of promotional resources, including patient leaflets, prescription bag flyers, referral templates, team briefings, social media assets and a service promotion checklist. Click here

CPSY has developed two concise guides summarising the changes, one for community pharmacy teams and one for GP practice teams:

- Community Pharmacy flyer
- GP flyer

We have shared the GP practice guide with practices across South Yorkshire, asking them to review the changes, update relevant searches, referral templates and signposting processes, and brief reception and care navigation colleagues.

Pharmacy teams should review the community pharmacy guide and ensure all relevant colleagues are familiar with the changes. You may also wish to contact your local GP practices to discuss how eligible patients will be identified and signposted to your pharmacy.

For any queries, or for support with signposting methods or engagement with GP practices, please email CPSY at info@cpsy.org.uk.

National Guidance and Resources

See Community Pharmacy England’s (CPE’s) webpage here.
Download the service specification here.

FAQ's

Visit CPE’s Hypertension Case-Finding Service Frequently Asked Questions page here.

Local Resources

CPSY’s workplan aims to support contractors in improving the quality and delivery of their services through guidance materials, instructional videos, and other helpful tools.

As part of this workplan, CPSY also promotes advanced services to the public by providing a range of locally produced resources, including posters, social media content, and more (see links below).

Contractor Support

BP Check Service – Local Protocol for Management of Patients Requiring Escalation

Please find attached – South Yorkshire ICB Community Pharmacy BP Check Service Template Local Protocol for Management of Patients Requiring Escalation. Pharmacies and practices are encouraged to adopt this protocol which has been approved by the SY Primary Care Provider Alliance

If you are a pharmacy requiring a copy of ‘Appendix 1’ please email: claire.thomas47@nhs.net

8 Steps to Accurate Blood Pressure Reading poster

Promoting the Service to the Public

Posters

Social Media

Instagram/Facebook Reels

You can find our Facebook and Instagram pages via the links below. We’d really appreciate it if you could like and share our posts to help us raise awareness of pharmacy services among the public.

If you would like copies of any of our reels to share on your own social media accounts, please email us at info@cpsy.org.uk. We can provide them either as they are or as editable versions, so you can add your pharmacy logo if you wish.

Resources to Support GP Practice

Hypertension Case Finding Service GP Toolkit