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Good nutrition and exercise support the body’s natural defences and resistance to disease. However, no claim can be made about the efficacy of any advice given.

The Health Coach

• Health Coach advice will be tailored to support medically diagnosed conditions and/or health concerns agreed and identified by the two parties.
• Health Coaches are not permitted to diagnose or claim to treat medical conditions.
• Health Coach advice is not a substitute for professional medical advice and treatment.
• All coaching plans will be co-created with the client, offering a structured programme to help the client achieve their goals through nutrition, exercise and lifestyle changes. The Health Coach is not responsible for how this programme is then implemented by the client.

The client

• You are responsible for contacting your medical doctor or specialist about any health concerns you may have. Please see below a list of symptoms where it is advisable to consult with your doctor for further investigation.*
• Please advise your medical doctor of the heath coach protocol you will be following. Also advise any other natural medicine therapist you are consulting.
• It is important that you tell your Health Coach about any medical diagnosis you have received any prescription medication, natural remedies, and supplements or over the counter medication you are taking as it may affect the coaching programme.
• You are responsible for the implementation of the plan including eating according to your dietary needs and carrying out exercises safely and with the correct form. 
• If you are unclear about any part of your plan, then you should contact your Health Coach immediately for clarification. Your coaching programme will have a timeframe and you should not continue with recommendations outside of this unless agreed by your Health Coach. This is to avoid any adverse reactions.
• Please report any concerns about your programme to your Health Coach immediately; this includes any aches or pains that could increase the risk of injury if your plan is not adjusted or paused.
• If you injury yourself, you are responsible for taking the initiative to stop a session straight away and not continue with your planned sessions until you have sought medical advice.

Scope of Practice

Health Coaches are trained and qualified to:

• Help clients to fully understand their own health and the root causes of any health condition(s) diagnosed by a qualified health professional.
• Empower the client to become an expert in their own health and any diagnosed health condition(s).
• Co-create a health improvement plan in partnership with the client including nutrition, exercise and lifestyle changes.
• Set health and wellness goals together with the client and support the client to achieve these.
• Help the client to self-manage their health needs/symptoms through healthy lifestyle.
• Giving guidance on nutrition and lifestyle, in-line with the level of the Health Coach qualification.
• Provide appropriate educational resources relevant to the client’s health challenge(s).
• Partner with other health professionals qualified in diagnostic testing and refer to such health professionals where relevant.

Health Coaches are not qualified to:

• Diagnose a health condition.
• Treat a pathological health condition or claim to cure a health condition.
• Give detailed dietary advice on specific issues/needs.
• Prescribe therapeutic protocols/treatments.
• Order or interpret diagnostic tests such as blood, urine or saliva tests.

Payment Policy

• All programmes are on a 4-weekly cycle . The initial 4-week payment is due at the time of signing up to the programme. Payments thereafter are made 4-weekly and due on the Friday before the next 4-weekly cycle begins. Notice is to be given at least the week before, ideally 2 weeks before, should you wish to cease the coaching plan. 
• Programmes are non-refundable and cannot be cancelled during the agreed length of the programme, unless in exceptional circumstances. 
• This does not affect your consumer rights - there is a 14-day cooling off period but this is waived should you chose to commence your plan during this 14-days. 

*Symptoms that warrant further investigation by your GP include:

• Chest pain, radiating down the left arm
• Severe continuous bone pain
• Sudden unexplained onset of severe abdominal pain
• Calf pain associated with local tenderness, swelling and heat
• Low back pain associated with difficulty urinating and defecating and/or pain/altered sensation down both legs
• Blood in mucus, vomit, urine, or stools
• Black, tarry stools
• Significant vaginal bleeding not associated with menstruation
• Severe suicidal thoughts
• Hearing voices
• Persistent vomiting and/or diarrhoea
• Persistent dry cough for 3 weeks or more
• Unexplained weight loss (not associated with a weight loss programme)
• Sudden breathlessness
• Sudden swelling of face, lips, tongue, or throat
• Sudden blueness of the lips (not associated with being cold)
• Sudden loss of consciousness
• Sudden loss of vision
• Seizure-like activity or convulsions
• Loss of motor control or limb weakness
• Difficulty in swallowing
• Changes in a skin lesion (size/shape/colour/bleeding/itching/pain)
• Drenching night sweats (not associated with the Menopause)
• Unexplained swelling or lumps
• Excessive urination and increased thirst (not associated with drinking too much/too little)
• Severe headaches or migraines (including headaches where pupils change from being equal to double vision, tunnel vision or vomiting without nausea)
• Unexplained persistent or recurrent fever