HEART UK’s Step-by-Step Guide
This health professional guide has been designed to help you carry out a quick dietary assessment of your patient's diet, and provide tailored dietary advice based on their responses. The accompanying patient take-home sheet allows your patient to record their goals and track their progress. By following the guide, you’ll have everything you need to confidently introduce effective dietary strategies for cholesterol management, regardless of your prior nutrition expertise.
Your Quick, Patient-Centred Process in 5 Simple Steps
This guide offers a quick, step-by-step approach that keeps consultations focused, clear, and effective. With a patient-centred design and behaviour-change strategies incorporated across its five steps, it is ideal for starting conversations and supporting lasting dietary change.
- Step 1 - Assess Readiness: Start by gauging how open the patient is to dietary changes.
- Step 2 - Quick Dietary Assessment: Use a short, 8-question checklist to identify areas where improvements can be made.
- Step 3 - Celebrate Strengths & Focus on Improvements: Recognise dietary positives to build motivation before addressing areas that need attention. The guide offers a variety of solutions to tailor advice to suit each patient's preferences.
- Step 4 - Set Targeted Goals: Help the patient choose one or two dietary changes and set specific, achievable goals. The patient take-home sheet allows them to track their progress, enhancing long-term adherence.
- Step 5 - Maintain Motivation: Establish a follow-up plan or recommend resources to keep patients on track.
Watch Our Short Video - How to Use the Guide
While the guide is self-explanatory, this short video provides you with a complete walkthrough, offering helpful guidance at each stage to ensure you can implement it seamlessly into your practice.
Next Steps – Download and Get Started
After watching the video, download both the health professional guide and patient take-home sheet below to start conversations on cholesterol-lowering dietary changes with confidence. These simple 5 steps, will ensure your patient is on the right track to making impactful, sustainable changes towards better heart health.
Your Guide & Patient Take-Home Sheet
Healthcare Professional Step-by-Step Guide
This is your consultation roadmap guiding you through the five simple steps. Featuring suggested phrasing, clear instructions on how to progress from step to step, lots of practical dietary solutions, and QR codes to access more detailed support.
Patient Take-home Sheet
A personalised record for the patient to note their specific goals, track progress, and stay motivated. This sheet also includes valuable tips and suggestions on where further improvements can be made, helping to reinforce positive changes in their dietary habits.
