Posted on: 25 April 2022
Supporting weight loss and remission of type 2 diabetes
We held three training sessions in March and April 2022 to support busy GPs with referrals to the NHS Low Calorie Diet Programme.
The innovative and free programme which is being piloted in West Yorkshire, combines specialist nutrition, behaviour change strategies and physical activity. Patients referred to the programme receive 12 weeks of low calorie diet (shakes and soups) followed by four weeks of gradual food reintroduction and eight months of weight maintenance, achieved through healthy eating, movement and behavioural change support. The programme is delivered remotely via an app, with supporting resources and one-to-one telephone coaching with health and wellbeing diabetes practitioners.
For more information see the case study on our difference our partnership is making pages.