Implementation support toolkit
Introduction
Obesity is a growing public health concern. Health Survey for England data from 2022 shows that 64% of adults in England are living with overweight or obesity. It is important that commissioners, providers and healthcare professionals are supported to apply evidence-based best practice to help address this.
We are aware of the challenges faced in implementing guidance on obesity. There is significant variation in overweight and obesity management services across the UK and there are considerable concerns about possible staff and resource shortages. This toolkit aims to help address or alleviate these concerns and challenges, but NICE accepts that it is not possible to resolve them completely.
This resource is not NICE guidance but is intended to support its implementation. It should be read alongside any local policies, pathways and commissioning arrangements.
Related guidance and support from NICE
To support the implementation of NICE's guideline on overweight and obesity management (NG246), NICE has produced:
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A visual summary of the principles of care (PDF only) aimed at healthcare professionals. It can also be used for staff training or inductions.
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A visual summary of the potential care journey (PDF only) that demonstrates the need for diet, physical activity and behavioural support through all support levels (sometimes referred to as tier systems).
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A baseline assessment tool (Excel 104 KB) to evaluate whether local practice is in line with guideline recommendations. It also helps plan actions to meet the recommendations, if needed.
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A resource impact template and summary report for NG246, TA1026, TA875 and TA664 to estimate whole service resource implication. Email NICE's resource impact assessment team for more information or help to complete this.
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Indicators on weight management to support quality improvement activity.
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