Health coaching is a non-clinical role and clarity on Scope of Practice is at the heart of every safe and successful health coaching relationship. But what IS a 'health coaching' scope of practice? How does it differ from the scope of practice of the clinical expert? And if you have both... how can these be reconciled in BEST practice?

The Kings Fund is calling for a "radical refocusing of a health and care system to put primary and community services at its core". Where does health coaching fit in and what role can health coaches play within the multi-disciplinary team that delivers this agenda.

A cancer diagnosis is a diagnosis like no other. As we develop holistic approaches to addressing a patient/client's needs, the focus on the externals - getting the patient/client through the treatment and beyond - needs to integrate the external with the internal - the person IN that process.

We are seeing the value, adoption and growth of health coaches in primary care. But is there value in integrating a health coaching approach into secondary care? What part can a health coach play in a patient's journey through secondary and peri-operative care?

The NHS has some 1700  Health and Wellbeing Coaches supported by the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) - with the majority working in GP Practices. What do HWCs actually do and beyond ARRS, why should GPs invest in this role?

Nursing professionals are ideally placed to engage patients in conversations around lifestyle modification and behavioural change. Evidence shows that the powerful tools and techniques of health coaching are fundamental in helping patients and clients to modify their lifestyles and adopt behaviours that reduce their risk for, or even reverse, chronic illness. Is a WIN-WIN for nurses' professional development, job satisfaction AND patients' health outcomes?

A registered nutritional therapist and a professionally credentialed health coach both make a huge impact on people's health. How can - and do - these two professionals work collaboratively to support a client, each bringing specific knowledge and skill? How might these professionals explore the other's scope of practice to attain a dual scope.