Health coaches in DHB practices improve diabetes outcomes

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Health coaches in DHB practices improve diabetes outcomes

Keira Louise
Stephenson
Nicolas Cao and Leona Didsbury
Nirvana health psychologists Leona Didsbury and Nicholas Cao say having health coaches in the practice improves patients’ HbA1c
It’s not cost-effective for GPs, but the benefit of keeping people off dialysis, for DHBs, is huge Health coaches are improving diabetes outcomes