Blood pressure, sorted quietly

I had been on three blood pressure tablets for years and nobody had reviewed them properly since my husband died. I was dizzy most mornings.

Ola, the practice nurse, sat with me for half an hour, checked my readings against what I was taking, and spoke to Dr Hartley the same afternoon. They took one tablet away and asked me to keep a diary for a fortnight.

The dizziness went. She still rings every three months, on the day she says she will.