Nutrition Consultation Agreement Contract
By accepting and paying for your initial consultation, you the client agree to the following with Mandy Harris – Conscious Nutrition and Health.
General
You will discuss and agree the support you require from Conscious Nutrition in your first session and review the progress and focus of your work together as you go along. You may decide to end your work together at any point or continue working together for as long as required on an ad-hoc basis.
The initial session is 60-90 minutes in length, and follow-up sessions last 30 minutes. Longer sessions can be negotiated if you require more intensive support. If you are late for an appointment the session will still end at the arranged time.
Payment
You are required to pay for sessions, which are missed or cancelled, with less than 24 hours notice. Please note we require payment before your scheduled session/s start. You will receive an invoice at the time of booking the initial consultation.
Cancellation
It is important that you attend sessions regularly. However, if you do need to cancel an appointment please let Mandy know with at least 24 hours’ notice.
If you miss a session without prior discussion, Mandy will contact you to discuss whether you wish to continue treatment in the future.
Refunds
If you pay for a program or package deal and wish to cancel your follow up appointments, you will be refunded 50% of the consult time cost, but will not be refunded for the products contained in the package. If follow up appointments for a program or package deal are not used within 9 months from your initial appointment date no refunds will be given as it will be assumed you no longer require the sessions and your contract will be terminated. If you pay for an initial nutrition consultation prior to your appointment date and decide to cancel your appointment with less than 24 hours’ notice no refund will be given as a time in our calendar has been reserved for you making it unavailable for others.
Confidentiality
Clients of Conscious Nutrition are confidential as are all discussions within clinic sessions. There are however, some limits and exceptions to confidentiality. If Mandy has serious concerns about your safety, or the safety of another person normal confidentiality may be lifted.
Problems & Complaints
If you are having a problem with Conscious Nutrition, or the service Mandy has provided, please provide written details of any of your concerns.
Working on Skype, Zoom and Phone
It is your responsibility to have a working internet connection for all Skype or Zoom sessions. You will be charged for scheduled sessions if Mandy is waiting for your call, but you are unable to connect online, however I will endeavour to help you through this. We will call you for any phone sessions to a New Zealand landline or mobile number if you are in the New Zealand.
Client responsibility
The client understands and agrees to the following:
- I am responsible for contacting my general practitioner (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 treatment plan provided by Mandy. This is necessary because of any possible reaction between medication and the nutritional program
- It is important that I tell Mandy about any medical diagnosis, medication, herbal medicine, or food supplements, I am taking as this may affect the nutritional program.
- If I am unclear about the agreed nutrition treatment plan, food or supplement doses/time period, I should contact Mandy promptly for clarification.
- I must contact Mandy should I wish to continue any specified supplement program for longer than the original agreed period, to avoid any potential adverse reactions.
- Recording consultations using any form of electronic media is not allowed without the written permission by both Mandy and you the client.
Description of Nutrition Therapy and Scope of Practice
Registered Clinical Nutritionists 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 them 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.
Registered Clinical Nutritionists are not permitted to diagnose or claim to treat medical conditions. Nutritional advice is not a substitute for medical advice and/or treatment. Practitioners never recommend nutritional therapy as a replacement for medical advice and always refer any client with ‘red flag’ signs or symptoms to their medical professional. They will also frequently work alongside a medical professional and will communicate with other healthcare professionals involved in the client’s care to explain any nutritional therapy programme that has been provided.
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