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NHS Dorset launches new obesity support programme

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 14 Nov, 06:08 · Archive

NHS Dorset has launched Personalised Pathways to Healthy Weight, a community-led weight management programme for underserved adults and children.

NHS Dorset has launched a new obesity programme called Personalised Pathways to Healthy Weight, funded through the Obesity Pathway Innovation Programme. The scheme targets people who face the greatest barriers to accessing traditional weight management services, including adults with serious mental illness or learning disabilities, and children and young people with care experience or special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

Jo Wilson, associate director of prevention for the NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire, Dorset, and Somerset Integrated Care Boards cluster, said: "Obesity is a complex health condition, and we know that some people face much greater barriers than others when it comes to accessing support. This programme is about working differently to improve access, experience, and outcomes for people who are often underserved by existing services."

The programme will be delivered by DDM Health Ltd, a digital healthcare provider specialising in weight management and long-term condition support. It will use a community-led approach to address both the causes of obesity and the barriers that prevent people from improving their health. Patients will be referred through healthcare professionals based on local eligibility criteria.

NHS Dorset launches new obesity support programme
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