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Freedom of Information request 315-2023

Response published: 28 December 2023

FOI Request

I am submitting this request, on behalf of myself, under the Freedom of Information Act and the Code of Practice on Openness in the NHS. I would like to receive this information by email. 1. 2. 3. Does your Trust offer a weight management service/support to patients with obesity? 4. a. b. c. If yes, please confirm the name and type of each service d. e. f. g. What healthcare professionals are delivering these services and how many FTE.? h. i. j. k. If not, which organisation commissions these services for your population? l. m. n. o. Please list the relevant services provided to your population. p. q. r. s. How many places were commissioned for each service for FY 2023/34? t. u. v. w. How many referrals have been received so far for each service in FY 2023/24? x. y. z. aa. How many patients are currently waiting for their first appointment for each of these services? bb. cc. dd. ee. Which funding pots. is used to deliver the weight management services? ff. gg. hh. ii. What was the value of the budget for each service in FY 23/24? jj. kk. ll. mm. Do you anticipate expanding, maintaining or decreasing the current service provision in the next financial nn. year? oo. pp. qq. rr. Are there currently staffing vacancies in these services, if so please provide the title, grade and ss. FTE for each vacancy. tt. uu. vv. ww. Who is the senior person in the Trust who is responsible for commissioning this service? xx. yy. zz. aaa. Who is the senior person in the Trust who is responsible for the delivery of this service? bbb. ccc. ddd. eee. If this service is outsourced, who is your provider, and what is the duration and end date of their fff. contract?

FOI Response

Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 315-2023
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
– Does your Trust offer a weight management service/support to patients with obesity?
No
– If not, which organisation commissions these services for your population?
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHSFT
– Please list the relevant services provided to your population.
Assessment and treatment for people suffering with eating disorders.
– How many places were commissioned for each service for FY 2023/24?
No specific number of places commissioned.
– How many referrals have been received so far for each service in FY 2023/24?
734
– How many patients are currently waiting for their first appointment for each of these services?
307
– Which funding pots. is used to deliver the weight management services?
Unknown
– What was the value of the budget for each service in FY 23/24?
Unknown
– Do you anticipate expanding, maintaining or decreasing the current service provision in the next
financial year?
Expanding
– Are there currently staffing vacancies in these services, if so please provide the title, grade and FTE
for each vacancy.
1 x Band 6 Eating Disorders Clinician FTE
– Who is the senior person in the Trust who is responsible for commissioning this service?.
Under section 40 personal information exemption. there is no obligation to disclose staff personal
details.
– Who is the senior person in the Trust who is responsible for the delivery of this service?
As above
– If this service is outsourced, who is your provider, and what is the duration and end date of their
contract?