Well, last time I had mine taken 'electronically' the nurse said it was so high I had to immediately see a doctor. The doctor used the 'old fashioned' pump method and found I was fine...she said some people just don't get on with the electronic type so don't take the readings as gospel! :neutral_face:

Excellent find

Wow. Good find. Do they work??

Good spot OP, heat added.

Might be this one which has decent reviews at a much higher price:

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/2389994.htm

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Salter-Automatic-Blood-Pressure-Monitor/dp/B00N8YGUOA

Think I needed one last night trying to buy anything from the Boots 70% off sale. ...

I have high blood pressure, but when i suggested buying my own monitor as it may be helpful, my own doctor advised against it. She had had people coming in panicking because they had used their own monitor which was telling them they had a problem, when in fact they were perfectly fine.
She told me to come to her regular clinics to have it monitored instead as its far more accurate and i wont be worrying if it goes off while im going up the stairs or something like that.

She also suggested that the wrist worn monitors were particularly inaccurate/difficult to use accurately.

A word of gentle advice - electronic BP monitors vary extensively in their accuracy, reliability, quality and reproducibility of readings.
A good starting point is to pick one listed as being validated for home use by the British Heart Foundation - there's a huge price range in monitors validated by them, including the cheapo (£10) one sold by Lloyds Pharmacy some time back.

http://bhsoc.org/index.php?cID=246

This is not a guarantee that the monitor will always be accurate, but at least an indication that a respected third-party body in the medical field has tested the monitor against the stringent conditions specified in an established testing protocol for accuracy, and found it to conform to tolerances deemed to be acceptable for home use.

They also list a more expensive set of BP monitors which have been validated for clinic use (and I assume against more stringent standards than the home use ones above):

http://bhsoc.org//index.php?cID=247

I've heated this deal as it's a very good price for a BP monitor, however bear in mind it is not in the BHF home use validated list.

The omron one seems accurate. I believe some docs use them. Good for the price this one

Needed for reading the HUKD comments sections.