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Time to lose the weight? Let’s do this together. Customer Care Team If you have a query about our health services, or would like to comment, compliment or complain about Kent Community Health NHS Trust, you can contact the Customer Care Team. Phone: 0300 123 1807 8am to 5pm, Monday to Friday. Please ask if you would like the team to call you back. Text: 07943 091958 Email: [email protected] Address: Customer Care Team, Kent Community Health NHS Trust, Trinity House, 110-120 Upper Pemberton, Eureka Park, Ashford Kent TN25 4AZ. Web: www.kentcht.nhs.uk If you would like this information in another language, audio, Braille, Easy Read or large print, please ask a member of staff. You will be asked for your agreement to treatment and, if necessary, your permission to share your personal information. Published: March 2015 Review date: March 2017 Leaflet code 00266 Get in touch Specialist Weight Management Service (SWMS) Please note that you must be referred to the Specialist Weight Management Service by your GP or another health professional. You must have a body mass index (BMI) of above 40, or above 35 if you have other health issues connected to your weight. This service is available to people living in Faversham, Sittingbourne and the Isle of Sheppey. Live elsewhere? Ask your GP about weight management services in your area. For more information phone: 0300 123 1220 (option 2) Carol Alford, 68, from Queenborough has lost almost three stones. “I knew that my weight was causing health problems but I had tried so many times to lose it and failed. Now my sugar levels are under control and I’ve reduced my diabetes medication by half. I come to the gym every Friday and on Wednesday nights I do Zumba with Jo.“ Bob Ford from Minster has lost two stones. “It’s a personal approach and it really works. I feel fantastic, so much better. I’m more mobile and my blood pressure and cholesterol levels have come right down. My sugar levels are excellent and I’ve managed to cut out one of my daily insulin injections. I’ve still got more to lose but I’m definitely on the right track.” We did it! Pauline Field from Warden Bay has lost more than three and a half stones in two years - despite a lack of mobility which means she needs to use a wheelchair. “The team helped me to tackle my ‘comfort eating’ - I now snack on fruit and veg and do double gym sessions on a Friday. I’m so much fitter and healthier.” Pauline Bob Carol
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Time to lose the weight?Let’s do this together.
Customer Care TeamIf you have a query about our health services, or would like to comment, compliment or complain about Kent Community Health NHS Trust, you can contact the Customer Care Team.Phone: 0300 123 1807 8am to 5pm, Monday to Friday. Please ask if you would like the team to call you back.Text: 07943 091958 Email: [email protected]: Customer Care Team, Kent Community Health NHS Trust, Trinity House, 110-120 Upper Pemberton, Eureka Park, Ashford Kent TN25 4AZ.Web: www.kentcht.nhs.uk
If you would like this information in another language, audio, Braille, Easy Read or large print, please ask a member of staff. You will be asked for your agreement to treatment and, if necessary, your permission to share your personal information.
Published: March 2015 Review date: March 2017 Leaflet code 00266
Get in touchSpecialist Weight Management Service (SWMS)
Please note that you must be referred to the Specialist Weight Management Service by your GP or another health professional.
You must have a body mass index (BMI) of above 40, or above 35 if you have other health issues connected to your weight.
This service is available to people living in Faversham, Sittingbourne and the Isle of Sheppey.
Live elsewhere? Ask your GP about weight management services in your area.
For more information phone: 0300 123 1220 (option 2)
Carol Alford, 68, from Queenborough has lost almost three stones. “I knew that my
weight was causing health problems but I had tried so many times to lose it
and failed. Now my sugar levels are under control and
I’ve reduced my diabetes medication by half. I come to the gym every Friday and on
Wednesday nights I do Zumba with Jo.“
Bob Ford from Minster has lost two stones. “It’s a personal approach and it really works. I feel fantastic, so much better. I’m more mobile and my blood pressure and cholesterol levels have come right down. My sugar levels are excellent and I’ve managed to cut out one of my daily insulin injections. I’ve still got more to lose but I’m definitely on the right track.”
We did it!
Pauline Field from Warden Bay has lost more than three and
a half stones in two years - despite a lack of mobility
which means she needs to use a wheelchair. “The team helped me to tackle
my ‘comfort eating’ - I now snack on fruit and veg and
do double gym sessions on a Friday. I’m so much fitter
and healthier.”
Pauline
Bob
Carol
1.Obesity increases your chances of developing cancer and heart disease. Being overweight also
increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, respiratory disorders, infertility
and sleep problems. High blood pressure can cause heart disease or stroke.
89 per cent of our clients lose weight on our
programme and keep it off.
Who are we?We are the Specialist Weight Management Service (SWMS), part of your local NHS.
We can help you to lose weight - and keep it off.
Why are we different?Our service looks at the whole you; what your bad habits are, how we can get you motivated and what obstacles might be getting in your way.
A 12-month programme, the NHS Specialist Weight Management Service provides a comprehensive solution to long-term, permanent weight loss.
You CAN lose weight - let’s do it together.
DietOur dietitian can work with you to assess your diet and introduce the sometimes small changes that can make a big difference to your body’s nutrition.
Kim Read from Faversham has lost four and a half stones with support from SWMS. Kim, 57, said: “It’s boosted my confidence and I’m much happier in myself. I’m now out most days walking the dog or going on sociable health walks. I’m going without my stick for the first time in ages and my osteoarthritis is much better. I really do think that if I hadn’t started the programme I wouldn’t be here now.”
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ExerciseHealth walks, gym sessions, Zumba classes. Whatever your level of fitness we can find an activity to suit you - all under the careful eye of our professional instructors.
CounsellingOur highly-experienced counsellor can work with you to examine the reasons behind your weight gain in the past, and help you to find the motivation to succeed this time.
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