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Terms of Service

These terms govern the use of healthywisdomage.info. By using this website you accept them. If you do not accept them, please do not use the site.

About this website

What this site is, and who runs it

Healthy Wisdom Age provides educational content about home blood pressure monitoring, monitor selection, measurement technique, and NHS care pathways. The site is operated from 88 Park Street, Bristol, BS1 5JG, United Kingdom.

The content is intended for general information. It is not clinical advice and is not a substitute for consultation with a qualified healthcare professional.

Pages on this site explain how readings are taken, how upper-arm and wrist monitors differ, what published device validation means in practice, and where home readings fit alongside GP appointments, pharmacy checks and NHS Health Checks. Those pages are written for a general reader in the United Kingdom and are reviewed when UK guidance changes.

Reading a page here does not create a clinical relationship of any kind. Nothing you send through the contact page is treated as a clinical record, and no one at Healthy Wisdom Age reviews individual readings for diagnosis.

Who operates the site

Business name
Healthy Wisdom Age
Postal address
88 Park Street, Bristol, BS1 5JG, United Kingdom
Telephone
+44 117 496 0592
Email
[email protected]
Working hours
Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM

No medical advice

Where the guidance stops and your clinician begins

Nothing on this website constitutes medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. We do not assess individual readings or recommend changes to medication or treatment.

That boundary matters more than it might first appear. A home monitor records a number; deciding what that number means for you depends on your history, your medication, how the reading was taken, and what your readings look like over weeks rather than minutes. None of that is available to us from a web page, so we do not attempt it.

If you have concerns about your blood pressure or your health, contact your GP, a pharmacy blood pressure service, or NHS 111. In an emergency, contact emergency services.

Routine questions

Your GP surgery or a pharmacy blood pressure service can review a series of home readings with you.

Urgent, not emergency

NHS 111 advises on symptoms that need attention soon but are not life-threatening.

Emergency

For chest pain, severe breathlessness or signs of a stroke, contact emergency services without delay.

Acceptable use

What you may do with this content

You may read, print, and share the content for personal, non-commercial use. You may not reproduce substantial parts of the site for commercial purposes without written permission.

Reading and printing

Print a page for your own reference, keep a copy alongside your home readings, or share a link with a family member who is helping you monitor.

Sharing with care

Pass a page on to someone who is choosing a monitor or learning how to take a reading at home, as long as you are not charging for it or presenting it as your own material.

Commercial reuse

Copying substantial parts of the site into a commercial product, a paid course, or a clinic handout sold to patients requires written permission. Ask through the contact page and explain what you intend to use.

Interfering with the site

You may not attempt to interfere with the operation of the site, introduce malicious code, or access areas not intended for public use.

Misrepresenting the content

Do not present pages from this site as clinical advice from a named clinician, and do not alter a page and then pass it on as ours. If you quote from a page, keep the meaning and say where it came from.

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Accuracy and changes

How we keep pages current

We take care to keep content accurate and to update pages when UK guidance changes. We do not warrant that every page is free of error at all times, and we may change or remove content without notice.

In practice that means pages are revisited when national guidance on home monitoring, device validation or referral routes shifts, and when readers tell us something reads unclearly. It does not mean every page carries a revision date, and a page you bookmarked last year may have been rewritten since. If you are relying on a specific figure, check it against the page as it stands now.

If a page has been removed, the rest of the site continues to operate. Removed pages are not redirected to unrelated material.

Third-party links and services

Why we name other organisations

The site may refer to third-party organisations, retailers, or services. These references are informational. We do not control those third parties and are not responsible for their content or practices.

Naming a pharmacy chain, a monitor brand or a national service is a way of telling you where something is available. It is not a recommendation of that organisation over another, and it is not a claim about how they operate. Prices, stock, opening hours and eligibility rules change without any involvement from us.

Follow a link off this site and you are subject to that site's own terms and privacy notices. Check them before you hand over any personal information.

What a reference here means

  • A route to something useful, described in plain terms.
  • A name you can look up yourself before deciding anything.
  • Not an endorsement, a partnership, or a paid placement.
  • Not a guarantee that a service is available to you.
  • Not a statement about a third party's accuracy or conduct.

Limitation of liability

Loss arising from reliance on this content

To the extent permitted by law, we are not liable for any loss arising from reliance on the content of this website. This does not affect liability that cannot be excluded under applicable law.

This clause covers the educational material on the site. It does not remove any rights you hold under consumer law, and it does not limit anything that cannot lawfully be limited in the United Kingdom.

Governing law

Which law applies to these terms

These terms are governed by the law of England and Wales.

If any part of these terms is found to be unenforceable, the remaining parts continue to apply. These terms sit alongside our privacy policy and cookie policy, which explain how the site handles personal data and cookies.

Questions

Terms questions we are asked

Short answers to the points readers raise most often about using this site.

Can I use these pages to check my own blood pressure?

You can use them to understand how a reading is taken, what the two numbers mean and how a home monitor is chosen. They are not a tool for interpreting your own results. Take your readings to your GP, a pharmacy blood pressure service or NHS 111.

May I print a page for my GP appointment?

Yes. Printing and sharing for personal, non-commercial use is allowed under these terms. It is often more useful to bring your own reading log than a printed explainer, but the page will not mind either way.

Do you sell monitors or take payment for recommendations?

No. This site publishes educational content. Where a retailer or a service is named, that reference is informational and no payment changes what is written. Buy from whichever supplier suits you.

Will you tell me if a page changes?

There is no subscription or notification list on this site, so pages may change without an email to you. If a figure matters to a decision you are making, check the page again rather than relying on a saved copy.

Who do I contact about these terms?

Questions about these terms can be sent through the contact page or by post to the address above. If your question is about a health concern rather than the website, your GP or a pharmacy blood pressure service is the right first stop.

Contact

Ask about these terms

Questions about these terms can be sent through the contact page or by post to the address above. If you want to reproduce part of the site, say which page and what you plan to do with it, and we will tell you whether permission is needed.

The contact page is also the right place for corrections. If something on a page about monitors, technique or NHS pathways reads as inaccurate, tell us the page and the sentence, and it will be checked against current UK guidance.

Postal address

Healthy Wisdom Age
88 Park Street
Bristol, BS1 5JG
United Kingdom

Telephone and email replies are handled Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM.