This document aims to provide local dental commissioning teams with a framework to support implementation of the Starting Well Core initiative. It includes guidance around how the initiative works, the payment mechanism, securing participating practices, training and resources, and communications and engagement.
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British Psychological Society report calling for government to ensure every initiative aimed at promoting a healthy weight is informed by psychological evidence. It says weight management services are best delivered by multidisciplinary teams that include psychologists. All health professionals working in obesity services should be trained in the psychological understanding of obesity so they understand the factors that can contribute to the condition and to the success or failure of treatment. It provides a series of recommendations based around the following areas:
• Reducing weight-related stigma
• Psychologically informed policy
• Standards and guidelines
• Training and supervision
• Weight management services
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