Health Care Professionals
Commissioned by Brighton & Hove City Council, we offer innovative and engaging tier 2 weight management programmes to support residents to lose weight in a way that works for them.
How to refer
1. Your Clinical Operating System e.g. Systm One or EMIS Web
You can easily refer through your clinical operating system. The referral goes straight to the Brighton & Hove Healthy Lifestyles Team, and they will contact the client and triage.
Submit a referral on behalf of the patient through Brighton & Hove’s healthy lifestyle form. The referral goes straight to the Brighton & Hove Healthy Lifestyles Team, and they will contact the client and triage.
All patients can self-refer through the ‘Sign Up’ button on this website. It’s quick, simple and lets patients pick the programme that’s right for them.
Eligibility
A patient needs to meet all of the following criteria:
Adult
- Resident of Brighton & Hove
- BMI ≥ 25 (BMI ≥ 23 for Black, Asian and other ethnic minority groups
- Aged 16+
Children
- Resident of Brighton & Hove
- BMI ≥ 91st percentile
- Aged 0-18
Exclusions*
- Active eating disorder
- Underlying medical cause for obesity
- Significant co-morbidity or complex needs as identified by their GP or other Healthcare Professional
*Patients may still be referred if deemed appropriate by specialist staff, such as a consultant or specialist weight management nurse.
Webinar
Introducing gloji: your new tier 2 adult weight management provider
1st February 2024, 13:00 – 14:00
28th February 2024, 13:00 – 14:00
In this 2-part webinar, hear Dr Richard Pile discuss how supporting clients to reach a healthy weight through tier 2 AWM programmes benefits the patient, the practice and the system.
Meet Brighton & Hove’s new tier 2 AWM provider, gloji! Discover everything you need to know about the new programmes and find out how you can refer.
Raise the issue: empowering conversations with your patients
Discussing weight management and other lifestyle changes with a patient can be difficult. Achieve better patient outcomes by learning tried and tested ways to have positive conversations around preventing diabetes, weight management, obesity and smoking cessation.
Thrive Tribe
Gloji is a service provided by Thrive Tribe, who create long-term habit and behaviour change through a range of lifestyle and wellbeing programmes.
