Advice or referral activities | Overall | PN1 | GPs2 | Chi-Square | ||||
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% | n | % | n | % | n | χ2 | p | |
Advice | ||||||||
 Increase physical activity | 93 | 1879 | 91 | 926 | 95 | 953 | 9.48 | 0.002 |
 Diet modification | 89 | 1801 | 88 | 893 | 90 | 908 | 2.70 | n.s. |
 Arrange follow-up appointment to discuss | 49 | 979 | 60 | 609 | 37 | 370 | 109.08 | < 0.001 |
 Provide information leaflet | 46 | 939 | 66 | 670 | 27 | 269 | 313.23 | < 0.001 |
 Keep food diary | 32 | 649 | 41 | 415 | 23 | 234 | 72.04 | < 0.001 |
Referral | ||||||||
 Refer to external exercise referral scheme | 26 | 514 | 27 | 274 | 24 | 240 | 2.67 | n.s. |
 Refer to NHS weight management programme external to practice | 24 | 475 | 26 | 262 | 21 | 213 | 5.99 | 0.014 |
 Refer to external dietician/healthy eating course | 23 | 458 | 25 | 253 | 20 | 205 | 5.96 | 0.015 |
 Refer to internal dietician/healthy eating course | 20 | 405 | 23 | 232 | 17 | 173 | 10.10 | 0.001 |
 Refer to NHS weight management programme in practice | 17 | 336 | 22 | 225 | 11 | 111 | 45.05 | < 0.001 |
 Refer to commercial weight loss programme | 14 | 286 | 17 | 173 | 11 | 113 | 14.12 | < 0.001 |
 Refer to internal exercise referral scheme | 13 | 270 | 17 | 174 | 10 | 96 | 25.22 | < 0.001 |
 Provide prescription (e.g. Orlistat / Xenical / Alli) | 7 | 146 | 5 | 50 | 10 | 96 | 16.02 | < 0.001 |