Internal Reference Number: FOI_7929
Date Request Received: 13/05/2024 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 20/05/2024 00:00:00
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Request Summary: NHS Child Obesity Clinic’s
Request Category: Private Individuals
Question Number 1: NHS Child Obesity Clinic’s 1. Does the Trust have NHS Child Obesity Clinic’s? If yes please answer the following: • The total of physical sites within the Trust? • Which trust/NHS organisation do they reside at? • How many patients did each of the identified clinics support in FY 2022-2023? • What treatment programmes are provided in each of the identified Child Obesity clinics? • How are these treatment programmes assigned, e.g. home visits, clinics? • How long do treatment programmes continue for? • Within these Child Obesity clinic’s, what digital solutions are in place to support the care pathway? • Name of solution • Name of solution supplier • Implementation date • Contract renewal date • Do these digital tools provide a two-way communication between the patient(parent) and clinician? • If yes, what additional features do these solutions provide to the patient and clinician? • Does the trust have plans to advertise a tender to replace these solutions? • If so, confirm the time frame. | |
Answer To Question 1: No | |
Question Number 2: If no please answer the following questions? • If you do not have a Child Obesity clinic, how do you support this pathway, e.g. where are patients referred to? | |
Answer To Question 2: Children get referred by primary care or secondary colleagues to a Paediatrician with a special interest in complications of excess weight, they are seen as part of the general paediatric service. | |
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