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Hypertension care in community pharmacy: a primary care discussion

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Topics: Cardiovascular system disordersPolypharmacyPrimary CareTraining and Development

A community pharmacist, GP, and primary care team shared how blood pressure management has strengthened Access and Recovery services and improved patient care.

This article forms part of a series
  1. Primary care discussions: a series of webinars for primary care
    1. Heart failure: a primary care discussion
    2. Supporting pharmacists with HRT decision making
    3. HRT use in clinical practice: a primary care discussion
    4. Reviewing medicines for people at risk of falls
    5. Lipid Management: a primary care discussion
    6. Parkinson's disease: a primary care discussion
    7. Chronic liver disease: a primary care discussion
    8. Hypertension care in community pharmacy: a primary care discussion
    9. Biosimilar insulin: a primary care discussion
    10. Population health in practice: a primary care discussion
    11. Navigating difficult conversations with confidence
    12. Progressing as a pharmacy professional: a primary care discussion
    13. Social prescribing and pharmacy: a primary care discussion

Contents

  1. About the webinar
    1. Why it’s important
    2. What was covered
  3. Speakers
    1. Non-SPS speakers
    2. SPS Speakers
  5. Resources
  6. Update history

About the webinar

Using blood pressure management as an example, a community pharmacist, GP, and primary care team had a practical and interactive conversation about how system working enhanced Access and Recovery services and improved patient care in NHS Black Country ICB. This webinar was recorded in December 2025.

This recording was part of our primary care ‘on the couch’ discussions series. Each focussed on a different topic and featured discussions between subject matter experts. Recorded between 2023 and 2025, the resources aim to support you in your daily practice and can be watched on their own or as a series. Use the links at the top of the page to navigate between the different webinar recordings.

Why it’s important

Integrating the NHS Community Pharmacy Hypertension Case-Finding Service with community pharmacy prescribing improves access, reduces pressure on GPs, and supports earlier intervention to prevent cardiovascular disease. It also empowers community pharmacy to deliver more clinical services, aligning with the NHS 10 Year Plan.

What was covered

  • An overview of the collaborative approach taken by the team to establish the service
  • How the team identified and overcame implementation barriers
  • Reflections from a community pharmacist on the benefits of delivering hypertension care within the community pharmacy setting
  • Insights from a GP on the service’s impact on patient outcomes and service efficiency

Speakers

A range of SPS and non-SPS speakers helped to facilitate this event.

Non-SPS speakers

Olutayo Arikawe

Community Pharmacist

Dr Heidi Kerr

GP partner and trainer, Lion Health, Stourbridge

Sukhy Somal

ICS Head of Community Pharmacy Clinical Services, NHS Black Country ICB

SPS Speakers

Find out more about our SPS speakers below.

Resources

Recorded in December 2025, information presented in these resources was correct at time of recording. Current guidance should be followed.

Update history

  1. Republished
  2. Article reformatted and linked to primary care discussion webinar series
  1. Changed to past event, webinar recording added and registration block removed
  1. Published