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Transforming healthcare and levelling health inequalities through lifestyle medicine
BSLM is a community of healthcare professionals and patients, committed to a new approach to healthcare, based on the emerging discipline of lifestyle medicine.
The BSLM is an independent charity set up to promote the role of lifestyle medicine in improving people’s health and wellbeing. We empower healthcare professionals to support patients to prevent, manage and even reverse many chronic conditions through education and connection to our like-minded community.
Lifestyle Medicine is evidence-based, clinical care that supports behaviour change through person-centred techniques to improve mental wellbeing, social connection, healthy eating, physical activity, sleep and minimisation of harmful substances and behaviours.
It acknowledges the need for action on socio-economic determinants of health, provides education around the 6 key pillars as well proven techniques to sustain lifestyle changes.
We now have more than 3000 members focusing on multi-disciplinary teams including primary and secondary care clinicians, allied and public health professionals, scientists, educators, researchers and patients.
BSLM’s 3 Principles of Lifestyle Medicine
The Six Pillars Of Lifestyle Medicine
Learn the evidence behind the six key pillars that form the lifestyle medicine principles
Free Resources
Access a range of free lifestyle medicine evidence and resources, designed to equip you with key lifestyle medicine knowledge
#1Change
Improving our health and wellbeing through lifestyle medicine starts with #1change. Find out more about our campaign to think big by starting small.
Memberships
Whether you’re a healthcare professional, patient, student or member of the public, there is a membership option for everyone.
Learning Academy
Explore the range of world-class learning options available, ranging from comprehensive certifications to introductory courses.
BSLM 2024 Conference
Our flagship annual conference, featuring industry-leading insight on a range of topical and important areas within healthcare
Core Accreditation
An interactive, immersive programme which will provide learners with the attitudes and theoretical knowledge behind Lifestyle Medicine.
The Skills of Lifestyle Medicine
Find out about the different evidence-based techniques used to support behaviour change
Ensuring lifestyle medicine education gets to those that need it the most is critical, but education alone is not enough to create sustainable lifestyle changes. There are various skills that have proven to be successful in supporting patients in this regard.
Lifestyle medicine calls for a move away from the traditional doctor-patient relationship where the clinician is the expert information provider. This is needed because we now know that giving simple lifestyle advice such as “eat less and move more” is often ineffective1 2
To be effective in supporting lifestyle change, lifestyle medicine uses knowledge of behavioural science to work with patients. This way we can work with people and their values to support problem solving and equip them with skills to make the changes they want to make. Some of these techniques have been shown to be at least 80% more effective in supporting behaviour change than traditional advice giving 3
Our members include primary and secondary care clinicians, allied and public health professionals, scientists, educators, researchers and patients.
We’re united by a shared commitment to lifestyle medicine, as an effective, evidence-informed approach to preventing, managing and treating lifestyle-related chronic conditions.
We want to reframe healthcare to focus on the lifestyle factors which are the root cause of most chronic illnesses. We support positive behaviour change and improved public health education.
We also believe change is needed at the societal level – to address the ‘upstream’ causes of chronic, lifestyle-related disease such as deprivation, health inequality, social isolation and a lack of hope.
We are an independent, charitable organisation with no religious or political affiliations.
All our work is driven by science and informed by evidence.
What’s Going on at BSLM?
View the Latest BSLM Events:
British Society of Lifestyle Medicine Webinars
Available to BSLM Members in our monthly series, register for the next upcoming webinar, bringing in two new speakers exploring the evidence-based world with lifestyle medicine
A Guide to Social Prescribing Conference
There will be an emphasis on understanding the evidence base, and through learning from organisations that have succeeded in addressing the challenge of social prescribing for people from economically deprived areas in the country.
Beyond Pain – Empowering Patients Transforming Care
Join us for a day of collaboration, practical insights and innovative approaches to understanding and improving care for patients with persistent pain.
Save the Date! Lifestyle Medicine: Workforce First Study Day
SAVE THE DATE! Free access to all NHS, health and care sector workforce. Join us for this one day, CPD Accredited “Workforce First” Study day where we’ll talk about how you can support yourself first, ensuring you’re in a better position to support your patients.
Lifestyle Medicine Podcasts
Explore the different Lifestyle Medicine podcasts available through BSLM