Terms and Conditions

Your Nutritional Therapist will go through these terms of business with you in your first consultation, please ask if there is anything you would like clarified. You are required to tick to agree to these terms and conditions.

In your first session we will discuss and agree the support you require from your Nutritional Therapist, working together we will review your progress and adjust your aims as we go along.

PAYMENT

Payments can be made by card or via our online payment system.

CANCELLATIONS

You are required to pay for sessions that are missed or cancelled with less than 24hrs notice. A 100% cancellation charge applies if appointments are cancelled with less than 24hrs notice. Non-attendance of an appointment will also be charged in full.

If you do need to cancel an appointment, please let your Nutritional Therapist know as soon as possible so your appointment can be rescheduled. You can do this by emailing: winspeare.nutrition@gmail.com.

If a cancellation occurs that is instigated by your Nutritional Therapist, and less than 24hrs notice is provided, a 50% fee reduction for your next appointment will apply.

It is your responsibility to have a working internet connection for online consultations. Full consultation charges will apply for scheduled sessions that are unable to connect. There are no additional charges for phone consultations to a UK landline or mobile number.

CONFIDENTIALITY

Your confidentiality is treated seriously. Personal information will not be shared with third parties without your consent There are, however, some limits and exceptions to confidentiality, for instance if your Nutritional Therapist believes there is a risk of significant harm to yourself or another person, it may be necessary to report this to the relevant authority.

At your initial consultation you will be asked to provide your GP’s contact details, as someone we may contact. Your Nutritional Therapist keeps a record of certain personal details such as your name, contact details and dates and times of appointments. Your Nutritional Therapist is required to keep brief notes about the focus of your work, which are kept securely. Any evaluation of the services provided by David Winspeare Nutrition, contains anonymised data only and will not contain any identifying information of clients. Please refer to the privacy policy for more details.

COMPLAINTS & CONCERNS

If you have any concerns or problems with the service provided, which you have not been able to resolve with your Nutritional Therapist, you may raise this by emailing winspeare.nutrition@gmail.com, who will support you in finding a resolution.

SCOPE OF PRACTICE

David Winspeare Nutrition practices in accordance with the Associaton of Naturopathic Practitioner’s ethical framework.

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 us 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 everyone to be unique and recommend personalised nutrition and lifestyle programmes rather than a ‘one size fits all’ approach.

Practitioners never recommend nutritional therapy as a replacement for medical advice and would always refer any client with ‘red flag’ signs or symptoms to a medical professional. Nutritional therapists frequently 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.

CLIENTS are requested to NOTE THE FOLLOWING:

  • 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 will be tailored to support health conditions and/or health concerns identified and agreed between both parties.

  • Nutritional therapists are not permitted to diagnose, or claim to treat, medical conditions.

  • 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 Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council CNHC Code of Conduct, ethics, and performance.

  • 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 other specialist consultants.

As a client, I UNDERSTAND AND AGREE TO THE FOLLOWING:

  • I am responsible for contacting my GP about any health concerns.

  • I give permission for you 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 I tell my Nutritional Therapist about any medical diagnosis, medication, herbal medicine, or food supplements, I am taking as this may affect the nutritional programme.

  • If I am unclear about the agreed nutritional therapy programme/food supplement doses/time period, I should contact my Nutritional Therapist promptly for clarification.

  • I understand that the recommendations are personal to me and may not be appropriate for others.

  • I must contact my Nutritional Therapist should I wish to continue any specified supplement programme for longer than the original agreed period, to avoid any potential adverse reactions.

  • Recording consultations using any form of electronic media is not permitted without the written consent of both me and my Nutritional Therapist.