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=== Trustees ===
 
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* Mr [[Ian David Warburton]]  
 
* Mr [[Ian David Warburton]]  

Revision as of 21:06, 29 November 2007

According to their PR agency:

The Obesity Awareness and Solutions Trust (TOAST) is a national charity (Reg. No. 1088049) dedicated to encouraging a better understanding of obesity, its causes and practical solutions through stimulating informed debate about and research into obesity. TOAST has also developed a range of supportive services including a helpline and training packages designed to advice and support those affected by obesity. TOAST felt that not enough action was being taken to address these issues and TOAST wanted the opportunity to put pressure both on politicians and officials to find practical solutions.

Our Strategy

Whitehouse Consultancy initially sought to raise TOAST's profile in and around Westminster with key officials and Parliamentarians. Through targeted meeting programmes and annual receptions in the Houses of Parliament we ensured that TOAST had face to face contact with the people who matter. We have also assisted in the tabling of Early Day Motions and numerous parliamentary questions which have been most successful in garnering cross-party support and proved invaluable in further increasing TOAST’s support base.
As a result of their sustained acitivty, TOAST can now count on cross-party support from Members of Parliament and as such have been mentioned numerous times on the floor of both Houses of Parliament. They are also regular participants at meetings of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Obesity and have contributed to the Department of Health’s ‘Choosing Health’ consultations and the ongoing National Institute for Clinical Excellence Guidelines on Obesity. These have ensured that their message has been spread as widely as possible amongst the key decision makers and Parliamentarians in the field.

Outcome

Through their presence and efforts in and around Westminster, TOAST now command a high profile and are widely recognised as one of the leading players in the debate on obesity. TOAST has also acquired a number of high profile Parliamentary patrons from the health field, who are all invaluable in maintaining TOAST's momentum in their future work programme. TOAST has been extremely successful in raising obesity in the political arena and together with other lobbyists played a major role in the initiation of the House of Commons Health Select Committee inquiry into Obesity to which TOAST gave both oral and written evidence. Thanks to TOAST obesity is now firmly placed high upon the public policy agenda.[1]


TOAST to close

TOAST is to cease operation following 10 years of advocacy and the promotion of Obesity Awareness. According to their website

"TOAST has effectively achieved its objectives of raising awareness of Obesity as one of the most significant health concerns of the 21st Century. However, The Trustees have unanimously agreed that the task of finding the solutions to the problem is too large for a charity of this size. TOAST has successfully advanced the debate and we are now handing over the complex task of finding the solutions to other agencies better positioned to carry this out."

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People

Staff

Trustees

  * Specialist Advisors to the House of Commons Health Select  
    Committee inquiry into obesity 2003-2004
  * Expert to the NICE guidelines development group 2004 
  * Author National childhood obesity weight management  
    guidelines: Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and  
    National Obesity Forum guidelines for primary care and  
    paediatricians 2001-2002 
  * Member of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health  
    Research Group on obesity 2003-date 
  * Member of the Obesity Advisory Panel at Health Development   
    Agency 2002-2003 [4]


Patrons

Parliamentary Patrons


Finances

TOAST is a charity and a company limited by guarantee. Its accounts for the year ending September 2006 showed a revenue nature of £247,705. This included a donation from LighterLife UK Limited of £196,000. [6]



Affiliations

PR/Lobbying Agencies

Contact

http://www.toast-uk.org/

Notes

  1. ↑ Whitehouse Consultancy Case Studies The Obesity Awareness & Solutions Trust (TOAST) Case Study, accessed 17 November 2007
  2. ↑ http://www.toast-uk.org/, accessed 29 November 2997
  3. ↑ http://www.toast-uk.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=212&Itemid=116, accessed 17 November 2007
  4. ↑ http://www.laureledmunds.com/about.php , accessed 29 November 2007
  5. ↑ http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/registeredcharities/showtrustees.asp?Chy=3980737&Reg=1088049&Type=Main+Charity&Name=THE+OBESITY+AWARENESS+%26+SOLUTIONS+TRUST+LIMITED&SubID= , accessed 29 November 2007
  6. ↑ http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/registeredcharities/ScannedAccounts%5CEnds49%5C0001088049_AC_20060930_E_C.PDF accessed 29 November 2007
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