Interactive mouse-over element: After deciding to take control of his health, and at 6ft 5in, Paul Hitchen stands tall since losing more than 10st 10lb. Interactive mouse-over element: Since losing 5 stones 11lbs Kathy Feeley's blood pressure, which was always high, is now normal. Interactive mouse-over element: Marie McQuarrie is celebrating losing an amazing 19 stones 1lb. Her diabetes readings have now become normal. Interactive mouse-over element: Ian Davies has lost 9½ stones and reduced his chest, waist and collar measurements by a total of 31”. Interactive mouse-over element: Claire Canny lost 3½ stones and now her IBS symptoms have all but disappeared. Interactive mouse-over element: At 9½ stones lighter, Sharon-Anne Young is thrilled at overcoming her breathlessness, lethargy and mobility problems. *
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Caption: Quote from Jacquie Lavin, Slimming World.

 

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A powerful, practical partnership.
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Slimming
on Referral
is a new and exciting solution to the problem of providing patients with effective, lasting support for weight loss.

Slimming
on Referral
is a partnership opportunity between local Primary and Secondary Care teams and Slimming World, the leading UK weight management organisation, established for 35 years.

Slimming
on Referral
was pioneered by Slimming World and Southern Derbyshire Health Authority in 2001. An initial study trial (1) established an evidence base for all health professionals wishing to develop their healthy weight management service.

 

 

 


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Achieve your targets

Your targets for weight management can be met through Slimming World on Referral. Currently, the NHS measures the success of drug intervention for weight loss by percentage weight loss over time. The Report (1) on Slimming World on Referral shows an average 6.4% weight loss after 3 months. After 6 months, average loss was 11.3%.

Caption: Quotation from a GP.None of this has come as a surprise to Slimming World. In a recent study of 5,000 Slimming World members, results showed that on average, slimmers achieved a 10% weight loss in just 13 weeks, irrespective of their starting weight, and that 3 months later, over 90% of those who still attended a group had maintained their loss or gone on to lose even more.

Build an audit

Slimming World on Referral provides an evidence base of patient attendance, weight loss and BMI change. Health practitioners participating in the Slimming World on Referral scheme will receive regular audits free of charge from Slimming World.

Gain time

Slimming World on Referral should help you see less of your patients in every sense. In the long term, the health benefits of weight loss make such a difference in the lives of group members that they should be less frequent visitors to your practice.

 

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* References on this page:
1 Lavin et al.  Feasibility and benefits of implementing a Slimming on Referral service in primary care using a commercial weight management partner.  Public Health (2006) 120, 872-881.

 

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