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Hazelhurst, Jonathan M., Logue, Jennifer, Parretti, Helen M. 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7184-269X, Abbott, Sally, Brown, Adrian, Pournaras, Dmitri J. and Tahrani, Abd A.
(2020)
Developing integrated clinical pathways for the management of clinically severe adult obesity: A critique of NHS England policy.
Current Obesity Reports, 9 (4).
530–543.
ISSN 2162-4968
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Abstract
Purpose of the review: Pathways for obesity prevention and treatment are well documented yet the prevalence of obesity is rising and access to treatment (including bariatric surgery) is limited. This review seeks to assess the current integrated clinical pathway for obesity management in England and determine the major challenges. Recent findings: Evidence for Tier 2 (community-based lifestyle intervention) and Tier 3 (specialist weight management services) is limited and how it facilitates care and improve outcomes in Tier 4 remain uncertain. Treatment access, rigidity in pathways, uncertain treatment outcomes and weight stigma seems to be major barriers to improved care. Summary: More emphasis must be placed on access to effective treatments, treatment flexibility, addressing stigma and ensuring treatment efficacy including long-term health outcomes. Prevention and treatment should both receive significant focus though should be considered as largely separate pathways. A simplified system for weight management is needed to allow flexibility and the delivery of personalised care including post bariatric surgery care for those who need it.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | clinical pathways,integrated pathway,medical management,nhs,obesity,obesity management,tier 2,tier 3,tier 4,weight management,medicine(all),sdg 3 - good health and well-being ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2700 |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Norwich Institute for Healthy Aging Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Nutrition and Preventive Medicine Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Norwich Epidemiology Centre Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Norwich Epidemiology Centre Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Lifespan Health |
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| Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Nov 2020 01:14 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Oct 2023 02:48 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/77688 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s13679-020-00416-8 |
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