ARE you living with high blood pressure, also known as hypertension, or do you care for someone who is?

There will be many people in the Cowdenbeath-Lochgelly area in that position.

Or are you a health professional working in this field?

If so, The Cross-Party Group (CPG) on Heart Disease and Stroke in the Scottish Parliament wants to hear from you.

The CPG is holding an inquiry into the prevention, detection, treatment and management of high blood pressure in Scotland.

The inquiry will gather information from people living with high blood pressure, those who care for someone with the condition, and clinicians and organisations with an interest in high blood pressure services.

A report of the findings will be published in January 2019 and will make clear recommendations to the Scottish Government.

If you live in Scotland and have ever been told that you have high blood pressure (even if you don’t need to take medication to manage this) you can share your views through answering the questions in the survey at bhf.org.uk/hbpinquiry

You can also share your views there if you are a clinician or work for an organisation with an interest in hypertension services in Scotland.

KYLIE STRACHAN,

Senior Policy and Public Affairs Officer,

British Heart Foundation Scotland.