GPs say patients take offence when told they need to lose weight GPs are offending overweight patients by warning them they need to go on a diet, a poll suggests.
The survey found one in three had seen patients take offence when they had raised the issue of their weight.
Current NHS advice says family doctors should offer all obese patients free places on courses run by WeightWatchers and Slimming World. And last year a study by Oxford University found just a 30 second intervention was enough to make a difference. The Daily Telegraph
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The survey found one in three had seen patients take offence when they had raised the issue of their weight.
Current NHS advice says family doctors should offer all obese patients free places on courses run by WeightWatchers and Slimming World. And last year a study by Oxford University found just a 30 second intervention was enough to make a difference. The Daily Telegraph
See also:
- One in three GPs have offended patients by talking about their weight Pulse
- GPs doing a good job at having difficult conversations about weight management with patients, says RCGP Royal College of General Practitioners
- Patients offended when told they need to lose weight The Daily Mail
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