HNY Policy and Pathway Repository - Humber

• Individuals aged 18 years or over
• Hull Resident
• BMI 30 up to 39.9 (BMI 27.5 - Black African, African-Caribbean and Asian Origin)
• Motivated to engage in the service.
• The service aims to support clients to lose weight (target 5%) over an intensive 12-week programme of motivational support, nutritional education and exercise/ physical activity. The service will encourage continuation of the behaviour changes and follow up progress at 12 and 26weeks.
• Standard Tier 2 referral form completed and sent through to - chcp.healthyhull@nhs.net
• Self-referral accepted

BP over >180/>100 will not be able to participate in a supervised exercise programme . Medical management until stable and below the upper limit to safely exercise.

No recent cardiac event – alternative support through cardiac rehabilitation.

Pregnancy – alternative referral support route via midwife.

Patients can also be advised to self-refer to the tier 2 service by:

- telephone 01482 247111

- text ‘healthy’ 61825

- email: chcp.healthyhull@nhs.net

www.healthyhull.org.uk

Check eligibility criteria:

• Individuals aged 18 years or over
• Hull resident
• BMI 30 up to 39.9 (BMI 27.5 - Black African, African-Caribbean and Asian origin)
• Motivated to engage in the service.

Complete standard referral form containing all required fields.

• Consent from patient
• Demographics
• Height, Weight, BMI, Blood Pressure
• Medical conditions (current)
• Medication

Send Referral form to:

- chcp.healthyhull@nhs.net

Referrals

Clinical referral form to be sent to chcp.healthyhull@nhs.net or Self referrals – telephone, text or web enquiry from the patient

DO NOT REFER

• If the patient is not ready to make change/ participate in the programme
• BMI under 30 or over 39.9
• Patient has an active substance/alcohol misuse or dependence
• Patient is pregnant
• Patient has unmanaged co-morbidities
• Patient has an eating disorder
• Patient has undergone bariatric surgery within the past 2 years.

Individuals in the following categories are ineligible for this service and should be referred on or signposted to alternative services.

• Hull residents aged 17 years and under – children/ family services
• People with an underlying medical cause for obesity who would benefit from more intensive clinical management than a tier 2 service (i.e. referral on to the Tier 3 Multi-Disciplinary Team), including those with BMI 35+ with comorbidities.
• People who have significant co-morbidity or complex needs, as identified by their GP or other healthcare professional - referral on to the Tier 3 Multi-Disciplinary Team
• Pregnant women -referred to Healthy Lifestyle Midwife