Nutrition and healthy weight

This section is provided for health professionals (GPs, dentists, pharmacists etc).

Members of the general public are welcome to use these pages but should be aware that they are not written with them in mind. Please choose an option on the left for information aimed at the general public.

Nutrition

• 'Food as treatment' - introduction
• 'Food as treatment' - protocol
• 'Food as treatment' - patient instruction sheet
• 'Food as treatment' - reference pack
• Order form for NAGE leaflets (Nutritional Advisory Group for Elderly People)

Healthy Weight Scheme

The Healthy Weight scheme acts as a ‘one-stop shop’ for community weight management services. The scheme is designed to offer integrated weight management services across the city, providing a seamless pathway of care, linking primary and secondary care.

The scheme links to the weight management services in clinical and community settings to offer a seamless pathway of care for the community of Brighton. It provides GP’s and other health professionals easy access to the full range of community weight management services across the city.

This scheme was developed after consultation with GP’s and other health care providers to simplify and coordinate referrals to weight management services. The PCT commissioned the Food Partnership to deliver this scheme alongside the existing clinical and community weight management services and the other referral schemes in the city.

A primary objective of the scheme is to raise awareness of weight management services available across Brighton and Hove for adults and children, making these programmes available and accessible to all.

Please contact the Food Partnership for any further information about the Healthy Weight Scheme

Key documents

• Healthy Weight Referral Scheme Guidance leaflet (547kb PDF file)
• Adult weight management referral pathway (305kb JPG file
• Child weight management referral pathway (71kb PDF file)
• Information sheet - Health trainers, Healthy Weight scheme, Healthy Living Centre, and Zest Exercise Referral Scheme (303kb PDF file)

Contacts

Brighton and Hove Food Partnership
T: 01273 431700
E: info@bhfood.org.uk 
W: http://www.bhfood.org.uk

Vic Borrill
Director
T: 01273 431712
E: vic@bhfood.org.uk

Jannette Smith
Community Nutrition Manager
T: 01273 431704
E: jannette@bhfood.org.uk

Erika Adler
Cookery Development Manager
T: 01273 431702
E:  erika@bhfood.org.uk

Healthy Weight Project
T: 01273 431703
E: healthyweight@bfood.org.uk