Last updated on 19th-Jan-2024
🌐 Summary
Lifestyle Medicine Service
This service offers one-to-one or group coaching, addressing each pillar of lifestyle medicine (plant-based eating, good sleep, stress management, physical activity, positive social connection and avoidance of risky substances/behaviours). Coaches support people to take pro-active steps to improve the way that they manage their physical and mental health conditions, depending on what’s important to them. These sessions are patient-led, empowering and supporting patients to achieve their own health and wellbeing goals. The goal is to increase confidence and self-reliance.
Diabetes Lifestyle Medicine Service
The diabetes service offers one-to-one consultations with a nutritional coach. They also provide group consultations, again focused on the pillars, but tailored specifically to those with metabolic dysfunction.
Mon-Wed, Fri: 09:00-19:00
Thurs: 09:00-18:00
- Aged 18+
- Stable mental health (i.e., not in a mental health crisis/psychosis/mania)
- Registered with a GP practice within NL PCN
Additional criteria for diabetes service:
- HbA1c over 41
- For healthcare professionals: selicb.lifestylemedicine@nhs.net, OR EMIS via NLPCN SPA form
- For self-referral: Self Referral Form - Lifestyle Medicine Service or Self Referral Form - Lifestyle Medicine Diabetes Service
✅ What this service does
- Offer 6 sessions of one-to-one or group coaching
- Offer follow-up as needed (around 3 months)
- Empowers and supports patients to take pro-active steps to achieve their own health and wellbeing goals
❌ What this services does not do
- Treat patients with unstable mental health (e.g. psychosis or dementia)
- Provide therapy