Helping Local People Live Healthier Lives
OneLife Suffolk is a partnership between Leeds Beckett University and MoreLife Ltd, commissioned by Public Health at Suffolk County Council.
Leeds Beckett University
With over 28,000 students and 2,900 staff, Leeds Beckett is one of the largest universities in the country. The university was the first in the UK to hold both the Customer Service Excellence award and the Investors in People Gold Standard. Leeds Beckett acts as the lead academic and research partner for OneLife Suffolk and provides research opportunities and clinical skills training.
MoreLife
MoreLife is a leading provider of effective weight management, physical activity and health improvement programmes and has helped thousands of people to successfully lose weight. The company was founded by Professor Paul Gately, Professor of Exercise and Obesity at Leeds Beckett University, in 1999. Programmes include a combination of behaviour change, physical activity, nutrition education and lifestyle change with a strong focus on individual needs.
MoreLife have taken on the stop smoking service as part of the OneLife Suffolk contract where they have recruited a number of experts in the field to ensure an effective, research based provision is offered across the county as part of the integrated healthy lifestyle service. The stop smoking practitioners in Suffolk have a wealth of knowledge and years of experience working to support local people to quit smoking.
