The scheme also includes...

The Slimming World on Referral service includes patient referral packs, regular audit, staff  training and administrative costs covered free of charge – all easily accessed by your practice.

• Once funding has been secured for your local Slimming World on Referral scheme, it takes just one call to obtain voucher packs from the Slimming World on Referral team at Slimming World Head Office.
• Vouchers are supplied to cover the joining fee and an initial 12 weeks’ group attendance.
• Information provided by Slimming World to you and your patients includes details of where to access a local Slimming World group and what to expect at the group.
• Slimming World provides you with an audit of patient attendance and weight loss.
• Continuation vouchers are available for a further 12 weeks for those patients who you decide would benefit from continued referral.
• Our local managers are available to accompany PCT representatives on visits to participating GP surgeries and or to GP/nurse meetings to talk to the staff who will be involved in recruiting patients to the scheme.  Supporting literature about the referral scheme is provided. Our managers are available to participate in a launch event if required.
• The referral team at head office also support this training and provide on going support for referrers where needed
• We are able to provide posters or other publicity materials to display in GP surgeries or other locations.
• Our PR and Publicity Team is available to promote the referral scheme if this is required