Kirklees
Issue 2
October 2009
COMING IN THE NEW YEAR
Kirklees Adult Weight Management Service The Kirklees Adult Weight Management Service will be launched in December and will be ready to receive patients in January 2010, supporting people living in Kirklees to achieve and maintain a healthy weight. The service will offer advice, help and support to adults aged 16yrs + living within Kirklees with a BMI of 30 kg/m2 and above and who are motivated to attend a weight management programme. Patients will be offered a range of interventions tailored to individual needs to make sure they receive the most appropriate intervention and treatment through a variety of weight management programmes including one to one sessions, group sessions and online tools. The service will run in conjunction with current services in Kirklees including GP direct access dietician service, exercise recommendation programmes and Health Trainers and will have the capacity to receive approximately 3000 client referrals per year, particularly targeting areas where there are high levels of obesity and specific groups including women of child bearing age. The service will be accessed via a gateway and will be based on a tiered approach tier 1 being a community weight management programme through to tier 3 being specialist treatment services. Email liz.messenger@kirklees.nhs.uk or shona auty@kirklees.nhs.uk for more information.
SAVE THE DATE NHS Kirklees will be holding two events to launch the Kirklees Adult Weight Management Service where you will have an opportunity to walk through the care pathway, become familiar with the referral process and have the chance to speak with the commissioned providers who together form the service. Invitations will be sent out shortly.
Change4life Prop forward for the Huddersfield Giants, Eorl Crabtree, was the first person to sign up to the Change4Life in Kirklees’ Champion Pledge. The Change4Life lifestyle revolution involves thousands of local charities and organisations including NHS Kirklees, Kirklees Council and Kirklees Active Leisure. These organisations will help mums, dads and families eat well, move more and live longer through a number of initiatives including Eat Well4Life and activity programmes such as Get into Sport, Energise and Sport4life A key role for Change4Life Champions is to reinforce the health messages around physical activity and food and to actively support the Change4life movement. This involves encouraging people to sign up to the campaign and help to recruit other Change4Life Champions. Eorl said; “I am pleased to support the Change4Life lifestyle revolution and hope to promote physical activity and healthy eating messages through my involvement in the Huddersfield
MONDAY 7th DECEMBER 6:30-8pm Woodlands Conference Centre, Heckmondwike TUESDAY 8th DECEMBER 6:30-8pm Lockwood Park Rugby Ground
Giants and my role as an ‘Engage With Your Health’ ambassador.” Change4life in Kirklees builds on existing programmes to create a greater awareness of ways to help encourage and motivate children and families to lead a healthier way of life. As the three year Change4life initiative develops at a national level, here in Kirklees organisations will support new activities for local people to move more, eat well and live longer which will have a huge benefit in helping people feel well and lower the risk of contracting a range of health problems. Anyone who wants to get involved with Change4Life and sign up as a Change4life champion should contact Liz Messenger on 07958 144865 or email on Liz.Messenger@ kirklees.nhs.uk or for more information about Change4life visit www.nhs.uk/change4life