The counterweight programme: tackling obesity in primary care.
Practice nurses are ideally placed to tackle obesity and reduce its impact on health and NHS finances--but to give patients the right support, they need appropriate training, materials and support themselves. A programme being tested in various practices across the UK is providing this, with positive results. This paper looks at progress made in one practice.
Hudson
Alison J
AJ
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000451:nursing* / Q000628:therapy; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D006113:United Kingdom; D015431:Weight Loss