Media enquiries: For further information about Slimming World on Referral, please contact Jenny Caven on 01773 546037 or email on jenny.caven@slimming-world.com

Weight Matters newsletters :

Weight Matters - Issue 1
Summer 2007 (Word, 451Kb)

Weight Matters - Issue 2
November 2007 (Word, 451Kb)

Weight Matters - Issue 3
March 2008 (Word, 451Kb)

Downloads:

An innovative partnership to support weight loss in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea
December 2005 (Word, 451Kb)

Improvements in mental well-being during weight loss on a Slimming World on Referral programme
April 2006 (PDF, 594Kb)

Slimming World on Referral - A major innovation in the fight against obesity gathers pace
May 2005 (PDF, 669Kb)

Radical moves from the UK’s leading slimming organisation
January 2005 (Word, 48Kb)

Slimming World on Referral - PCT's reporting fantastic results
December 2004(Word, 41kb)

Tackling Obesity in Primary Care
(PDF, 646kb)

Commercial partnership helps NHS tackle obesity
(Word, 185kb)

Slimming with Support from Slimming World
(PDF, 2mb)

Full report: Slimming World on Referral, Tackling Obesity in Primary Care: Greater Derby Primary Care Trust, Central Derby Primary Care Trust.
Please contact us for further details.

Publications:

1. Full report: Slimming World on Referral, Tackling Obesity in Primary Care: Greater Derby Primary Care Trust, Central Derby Primary Care Trust, Slimming World.
Please contact us for further details.

2. Avery A. Tackling obesity in primary care: assessing the practicalities of working in partnership with the commercial slimming sector. Journal of Human Nutrition & Dietetics 16(5): 370, October 2003.

3. Powell C. Lavin J. Russell J. & Barker M. Factors associated with successful weight loss and attendance at a commercial slimming group. International Journal of Obesity 28 (supp1.1): S144 May 2004

4. Tod A.M., Lacey A. Overweight and obesity: helping clients to take action. British Journal of Community Nursing 9(2), 2004.

5. AJ Avery, JH Lavin, E Rees, JH Barth and SM Whitehead. Improvements in mental well being during weight loss on a Slimming World on Referral programme. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society 63:135A, 2004.

6. Bye, C, Avery, A & Lavin, J. Tackling obesity in men - preliminary evaluation of men-only groups within a commercial slimming organization. Journal of Human Nutrition & Dietetics 18 (5), 2005

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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.