For over 30 years Dr Sindy Newman has treated thousands of patients successfully for weight loss. During her work in preventative medicine, she recognised the serious threat that medical obesity would pose to public health. With this in mind she set up clinics in major towns in the North West to deal with what would become an epidemic and a more serious health issue than smoking.
Through a combination of lifestyle management and medication for appetite control, many patients have avoided major surgery. Their risk of developing serious illnesses has been reduced, and they enjoy a better quality of life, physically and psychologically.
By supporting patients throughout the programme and into the weight maintenance phase, Dr Newman has established a highly successful and effective programme, that is accessible to anyone who is medically overweight. More recently she has developed a programme for treating adolescent obesity.
Dr Newman was educated at Withington Girl’s School, Manchester and qualified in medicine from University College Hospital, London. Her postgraduate training was carried out in Toronto, London, Greater Manchester, and Amsterdam.
She introduced private health screening, with the aim of making private medicine more affordable to the general public. She set up an independent private medical facility, Newlands Centre, Chorley New Road, Bolton – which is now recognised as one of the largest privately owned medical centres in the UK.
Fundraising and Charity Work
In addition to her work at the Diet UK private clinics, Dr Newman is actively involved in fundraising for charities both locally and internationally:
- Chairperson of Parents and Friends Association of King Edward VII & Queen Mary School. (Now the AKS Lytham Independent School).
- Encouraged development of sports facilities for children in Lytham St. Annes.
- Organised charity balls which have raised awareness and funds for Donna’s Dream House, Blackpool – for terminally ill children; and The Phoenix and Butterfly Project – for teenagers who self harm.
- Hosted and organised a UK fundraising tour for Miss Kim Phuc, UNESCO Goodwill Peace Ambassador.
- UK Partner for The Kim Foundation – fundraising for the ‘Onguto’ medical facility in Uganda.
- 2010 – Appointed Lancashire President of the British Red Cross.
- Founding member and First Chair of the British Tiffany Circle
- 2015 – Co-hosted the second anniversary of the British Tiffany Circle at 10 Downing Street with Samantha Cameron in attendance. (see photos)
- Joined the American National Council for the Tiffany Circle, as an International Delegate.
- Appointed Lancashire Patron of the British Red Cross.
- 2016 – appointed Trustee of the Sidney Driscoll Neuroscience Foundation at Royal Preston Hospital.
- Awarded the British Red Cross Badge of Honour for Distinctive Service.
- Became the first Torchbearer for the British Tiffany Circle.
- Supporter and fundraiser for Aiming Higher – a charity for disabled children based in Blackpool.
- Supporter of the Foreign Sisters, CRUK
