Services Database Community Pharmacy Healthy Weight Service (Portsmouth City Area)

Service ID

19898

Description

All community pharmacies located in Portsmouth City boundaries are invited to participate in this service provided they :

  • are a Healthy Living Pharmacy; and/or
  • are a participant in the Health Checks Programme; and/or
  • have achieved 12 successful 4-week quits through the stop smoking programme in the previous financial year; and
  • have completed the necessary training standards.

The service comprises of several levels of activity:

  • Offering a service to weigh and measure clients who are concerned about their weight and to provide brief advice about healthy eating.
  • Effective signposting of individuals to a service that suits their particular need, including referral to specialist service
  • Working with clients who are eligible for the service and who are committed to making changes to achieve a healthier lifestyle by providing regular 1:1 counselling service.
  • Providing ongoing opportunistic support for clients who have completed the programme.

Location of service

Hampshire & IOW LPC

Commissioner

Local Authority (LA)

Method of commissioning

Local Authority contract

Source of funding

Local Authority (LA)

Service type

Weight management

Other organisations involved

Dates

Start date:
End date:

Status

Completed

Training

All staff providing 1:1 counselling must be accredited Healthy Weight Advisers. The preferred route of accreditation is to attend the two day training session delivered by Portsmouth Hospital Dieticians and 2 day training on behaviour change techniques.

Pharmacy teams must have necessary knowledge to give brief advice; to support health weight assessment and recruitment and to provide contingency cover for unplanned absence of pharmacy advisers.

Comments

This service is available in the Portsmouth City area only.