Appletree seedling growing nicely

AppleTree Healthy Lifestyle Consultancy, a young Tayside business run by Dr Laura Stewart who retired from the NHS last summer, has been set up to deliver healthy lifestyle initiatives at a corporate level.

As part of her learning curve in business, Laura took part in the Coca-Cola 5by20 fast track programme in November 2018. Since completing the programme, AppleTree has been steadily gaining commissions on work around healthy lifestyle. AppleTree’s most significant project to date has been commissioned by NHS Health Scotland to write a 12 week online adult weight management programme for NHS Inform.

Although working as a sole trader, Laura has a network of specialists she can call on as required on a sessional basis. Presently on the NHS Health Scotland project, AppleTree has professional input from a clinical psychologist, a social researcher and a data analysist. This team has undertaken engagement with the potential client group, first through a survey and then follow-up focus groups in locations across Scotland. The information collected will be the basis for the content of the online programme. The web-based adult weight management programme is expected to go live on www.nhsinform.scot this October.

Other work AppleTree is currently involved in includes training for NHS staff in November and writing an evidence review on childhood obesity for the British Dietetic Association. Laura recently wrote a piece on adult weight management on behalf of the British Dietetic Association for The Guardian.

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