Weight Management - FOI Response Register

I would be grateful if you could please answer the following questions with regards to both tier 3 and tier 4 weight management services within your Health Board.

Please answer as many questions as you can - If a question is not relevant, please state N/A.

Tier 3

1.    Does your Health Board offer a tier 3 weight management service (or equivalent specialist weight management service)? Is it self-commissioned? If commissioned elsewhere, where (which health board/ social care trust)?

NHS Shetland has Tier 3 weight management services that are currently in development to work towards meeting the Health Scotland Standards for delivery of weight management services. There is no specific financial commission for this service. This is delivered within the general dietetic service with an overall budget for patient care.

2.    For how many patients is your Health Board's tier 3 weight management service (or equivalent specialist weight management service) commissioned for?

There is no specific parameters for weight management services. All patients are triaged and treated by priority of care.

3.    How many patients have been referred from your Health Board to a tier 3 weight management service (or equivalent specialist weight management service) in the past 12 months?

103

4.    What is the average waiting time to access your Tier 3 weight management service (or equivalent specialist weight management service) in the past 12 months?

281 days

Tier 4

5.    Does your Health Board have access to a tier 4 weight management service? If so, who Commissions it?

Tier 4 service is provided by NHS Grampian. NHS Shetland has an allocation to fund this.

6.    How many patients have been referred to your Health Board’s tier 4 weight management service (or equivalent specialist weight management service) in the past 12 months?

0

7.    What is the current number of patients on a waiting list for Tier 4 weight management services in your Health Board?

1

8.    What is the average waiting time to access the Tier 4 weight management service?

In accordance with FOISA s 17(1), NHS Shetland confirms that it does not hold the information requested.

We can however say that due to the lengthy process of pre surgery support and criteria, anyone referred to this service would likely have an average wait time of 4-5 years

OTHER

9.    How many patients were referred through the 'local enhanced service for referrals' to weight management services in your Health Board?

N/A