Group Consultations | Preventing Diabetes

Clinician's guide to group consultations

Group Consultations (GCs) are one-to-one consultations delivered in a supportive peer group setting that are held virtually on your IT platform of choice or face-to-face. They last for approx. 90 mins, with the clinician there for around half of that time. The group is set up and supported by a Group Consultations Facilitator who is present for the whole session.

“It was great to see and hear other people in the same situation as myself, and to see others that were better at managing their condition than myself and to hear others that were obviously struggling.” – Patient

Accessing external resources

DOWNLOAD GUIDE: How to access your resource hub & resources checklist

Some of the resources on this page are hosted on an external Resource Hub and will require login details (denoted by 🔓 ). You should have received your login details after completing the first session of Fresh Start training.

If you haven't been issued a personalised or PCN log-in for you to access the Group Consultations Resource Hub, please contact: jacqui@groupconsultations.com

Access the resource hub to download all of your resources here

VGC Resource Hub

Resource Hub

Planning Resources

Recruitment resources

Governance resources

Delivery & In session resources

Patient resources

Evaluation resources

Facilitator resources

GC: FRESH START Route Map 🔓
GC: Facilitators FAQ 🔓

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Case studies

Frequently Asked Questions

GC: Patient FAQ
GC: Facilitators FAQ 🔓

Feedback so far

Here is some feedback from patients who have attended a group consultation:

It was great to see and hear other people in the same situation as myself, and to see others that were better at managing their condition than myself and to hear others that were obviously struggling.
- Patient

I was not too keen on attending at first, but I was pleasantly surprised how accessible it was to ask the doctor questions and to hear other people ask the doctor questions that I may not have thought about. I have always been somewhat lackadaisical with regard to my diabetes, but this has given me a rather large nudge to look at myself and to address this condition that I have been practically ignoring for quite some time now.
- Patient

Really useful and informative session. Found out new information such as joining Rewind and low carb diet. Also encouraged to set realistic goals to improve health.
- Patient