NHS weight management survey
The below information is from the Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board.
Across Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire (BSW), a number of different services are available to support people living with obesity. There is a growing demand for weight management services, especially because of newly available pharmaceutical treatments for weight loss.
Our current weight management services were designed at a time when rates of obesity were lower and before the introduction of new weight loss treatments. Over recent years increasing numbers of patients have been referred to the specialist weight management services, provided by hospitals. In light of the growing waiting list and the availability of new drug treatments, we need to review current services to ensure they meet the needs of patients and reflect recent developments in treatments. To help us do this, we would really value your feedback.
The acute hospital trusts in Bath, Swindon and Salisbury are developing a proposal on the future of specialist weight management services in our area. This proposal is being developed alongside colleagues working in our three local councils, to ensure we provide a joined-up service that also aims to address the wider causes of obesity. This proposal will be used as the basis for funding application for the opportunity to receive a share of £85m for obesity funding innovations.
To be successful in our application we will need to develop an innovative community and primary care-based weight management service. And we need to know what you think!
We believe it is essential that we take the views of service users and patients into account when we make decisions and we would really value your insights in helping to shape future services.
You can pass on your views by filling in this simple survey. All answers collected are anonymous and the survey should take less than 10 minutes to complete.
Survey deadline: Sunday 7 December
