Understanding the role of Healthy Weight Coaches in the weight management system. Part 1

What is this study about?

There is a new role at some GP practices in England called a ‘Healthy Weight Coach’. Because it’s so new we want to find out what people think about it.
We need your help to understand more about how Healthy Weight Coaches can help people.
Before you decide if you would like to take part, we would like you to understand why the research is being done and what it would involve for you.

Why have I been chosen?

Because you were offered an appointment with a Healthy Weight Coach or you are accompanying someone who were offered an appointment with a Healthy Weight Coach.

what will I have to do?

Have your appointment with the Healthy Weight Coach recorded

We would like to record appointments with Healthy Weight Coaches to find out about how Healthy Weight Coaches and their patients communicate together.

Two short telephone surveys after your appointment

After you see the healthy weight coach we would like to ask you a few short questions about what happened.

We might also ask if you would be willing to talk to our researchers in an audio recorded telephone ‘research interview’ to find out what you thought about your/your companion’s healthy weight coach appointment, or ask if you would like to join a workshop to discuss what you thought about the new ‘healthy weight coach’ role.

Participant Information Sheet

Click the link below to find out more about the Healthy Weight Coach study and if taking part is right for you.

If you would prefer a physical copy of this document, please contact the study team by emailing hwc@phc.ox.ac.uk or by calling 01865 289301 and we will be happy to send this to your home address

Click here to download the participant information sheet as a PDF