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Farm Health: Look after your heart - how blood pressure checks could help save your life and how to install defibrillators

From cardiac arrest, to defibrillators and health checks, here are some of the need-to-knows when it comes to heart health on-farm

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Amy Thomas head of the Lincolnshire Rural Support Network says they regularly see how the pressures farmers face not only impact their mental health, but also have a knock-on effect on their physical health.
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Amy Thomas head of the Lincolnshire Rural Support Network says they regularly see how the pressures farmers face not only impact their mental health, but also have a knock-on effect on their physical health.

As farmers continue to face increasing pressures in the way of rising input costs, policy disruption and the challenge of succession, looking after both physical and mental health is important now more...

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