PKR Nutrition practices in accordance with the British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (BANT).

During your first session we will work together; discuss and agree the support you require, reviewing the progress as we go along.

You will need to sign and agree to the Terms of Engagement before proceeding.  Please speak to PKR Nutrition if any clarification is required.

Scope of Practice
Nutritional Therapy is the application of nutrition science in the promotion of health, peak performance, and individual care. Nutritional therapy practitioners use a wide range of tools to assess and identify potential nutritional imbalances and understand how these may contribute to an individual’s symptoms and health concerns. This approach allows me to work with individuals to address nutritional balance and help support the body towards maintaining health.

Nutritional therapy is recognised as a complementary medicine and is relevant for individuals with chronic conditions, as well as those looking for support to enhance their health and wellbeing. Practitioners consider each individual to be unique and recommend personalised nutrition and lifestyle programmes rather than a ‘one size fits all’ approach.

I will never recommend nutritional therapy as a replacement for medical advice and always refer any client with ‘red flag’ signs or symptoms to a medical professional. I will also work alongside a medical professional and communicate with other healthcare professionals involved in a client’s care to explain any nutritional therapy programme that has been provided.

The Nutritional Therapist requests that The Client notes the following:

• Naturopathic nutritional advice will be tailored to support medically diagnosed conditions and / or health concerns agreed and identified by the two parties.

• Naturopathic nutritional practitioners are not permitted to diagnose or claim to treat medical conditions.

• Naturopathic nutritional therapy is not a substitute for professional medical advice and treatment.

• The degree of benefit obtainable from nutritional therapy may vary between clients with similar health problems and following a similar Nutritional therapy programme.

• Nutritional advice is not a substitute for professional medical advice and/or treatment.

• Your Nutritional Therapist may recommend food supplements and/or functional testing as part of your nutritional therapy programme and may receive a commission on these products or services.

• Standards of professional practice in nutritional therapy are governed by the CNHC Code of Conduct.

• This document only covers the practice of nutritional therapy within this consultation, and your Nutritional Therapist will make it clear if he or she intends to step outside this boundary by referring you to another specialist consultant.

The client

• You are responsible for contacting your GP or specialist about any health concerns you may have.

• Please advise your GP of the naturopathic nutrition protocol you will be following. Please also advise any other complementary medicine practitioners you are consulting.

• You give permission for PKR Nutrition to contact my GP regarding any agreed aspects of my case.

• If I am receiving treatment from my GP, or any other medical provider, I should tell him/her about any nutritional strategy provided by my Nutritional Therapist. This is necessary because of any possible reaction between medications and the nutritional programme.

• It is important that you tell your practitioner about any medical diagnosis you have received, any prescription medication, herbal medicine or food supplements or over-the-counter medication you are taking as it may affect the naturopathic nutritional programme.

• If you are unclear about any part of your plan, then you should contact your practitioner immediately for clarification.

• Your naturopathic nutritional programme and supplement plan will have a time frame and you should not continue with recommendations outside of this unless agreed by your naturopathic nutritional practitioner. This is to avoid any adverse reactions.

• Please report any concerns about your programme to your naturopathic nutritional practitioner immediately.

Clients under 18 years of age
PKR Nutrition welcomes consultations with clients under 18, as long as they are accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.

Cancellations and Rebooking

• A minimum of 48 hours’ notice is required to cancel and or rebook an appointment

• Any appointments missed or cancelled with less than 24 hours’ notice will not receive a refund including a non-attendance of an appointment.

• If you need to cancel an appointment, please email hello@pkrnutrition.com as soon as possible to reschedule.

Online Consultations
It is your responsibility to have a working internet connection for online consultations.  You will be charged for the scheduled sessions if PKR Nutrition is waiting for your call, but you are unable to connect online.  PKR Nutrition will call you for any telephone session to a UK landline or mobile number.

Confidentiality
Confidentiality is of the most upmost priority, with some exceptions that may apply:

• Any concerns about your safety or the safety of another person

• Your GP contact details will be obtained during your first consultation as PKR Nutrition may need to contact them (with your consent)

• Please also refer to our Privacy Policy

Complaints
If you have any issues with the service provided by PKR Nutrition, please email hello@pkrnutrition.com in the first instance.