Thanks to an innovative scheme, residents across mid and south Essex can borrow blood pressure monitors for free from Essex County Council’s 74 libraries and two mobile libraries.
The monitors can be borrowed by anyone aged 18 years and over from an Essex County Council library, no GP referral needed, for up to two weeks. Each loan pack includes a monitor, cuff, diary, and guidance leaflet. The monitors are available on a first come, first served basis.
As well as take home monitors, 15 libraries are hosting freestanding monitors for walk-in use. This means residents can pop in and check and print their blood pressure readings instantly.
The 15 libraries are:
- Braintree
- Colchester (from November when the library reopens)
- Chelmsford
- Harlow
- Rayleigh
- Loughton
- Saffron Walden
- Brentwood
- Billericay
- Maldon
- Clacton
- Basildon
- Witham
- Canvey
- South Woodham Ferrers
Please note this scheme is only available in Essex County Council libraries. It is not currently offered in Southend or Thurrock libraries.