Friday 02 May 2025
Internal Reference Number: FOI_8546
Date Request Received: 31/03/2025 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 07/04/2025 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Weight management services
Request Category: Companies
| Question Number 1: 1. Does your Trust provide a Tier 3 weight management service? If yes: a. How many patients did this service support in 2023/24? b. How many people are currently on the waiting list for this service? c. What is the current average waiting time (in weeks) for this service? 4. Does the Tier 3 service receive patients from other specialties within the Trust for weight management support (e.g., orthopaedics, cardiology) 5. How many clinical FTEs (Consultants, Dietitians, Psychologists, Nurses) are assigned to the Tier 3 service? 6. Does your Trust offer Wegovy treatment as part of the Tier 3 service? i. If yes, how many patients were prescribed Wegovy in 2023/24? ii. If no, are there plans to introduce Wegovy or Mounjaro as treatment options in 2025/26? 7. Does your Tier 3 weight management service give patients the option of accessing the majority or entirety of their remotely (e.g. through Zoom calls or a digital platform)? i. If not, do you have any plans to provide a remote/virtual/digital service in 2025/26? 8. Who in your organisation is responsible for the management of the Tier 3 weight management service? Please provide name, position and contact details where possible. If no: a. are there any plans to introduce or mobilise a Tier 3 service in 2025/26? | |
| Answer To Question 1: Response from Clinical Psychology: No, psychology doesn’t provide a tier 3 weight management service. Response from Dietetics: No, Dietetics does not provide a tier 3 weight management service There are no plans to introduce this service in 25/6. | |
| Question Number 2: 2. Does your Trust provide a Tier 4 (bariatric surgery) weight management service? If yes: a. How many bariatric procedures were performed in 2023/24? b. How many patients did this service support in 2023/24? c. How many people are currently on the waiting list for this service? d. What is the current average waiting time (in weeks) for this service? 5. Does the Tier 4 service receive patients from other specialties within the Trust (e.g. orthopaedics, cardiology)? 6. Does your Trust offer Wegovy treatment as part of the Tier 4 service? i. If yes, how many patients were prescribed Wegovy in 2023/24? ii. If no, are there plans to introduce Wegovy or Mounjaro as treatment options in 2025/26? 7. Who in your organisation is responsible for the management of the Tier 4 bariatric service? Please provide name, position and contact details where possible. If no: a. Are there any plans to introduce or mobilise a Tier 4 service in 2025/26? | |
| Answer To Question 2: Not offered at SFT and there are no plans to introduce this service in 25/6. | |
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