Weight Management Services - Freedom of information requests
Title or Description
Weight Management Services
FOI Number
2024193
Date Received
09/02/2024
Type of Request
FOI
Request or Question
1. Does the council commission weight management services? If so...* Whether the council has weight management service contracts with Slimming World/Miles Bramwell or WW/Weight Watchers, either directly or through a third party organisation?
* Which other weight management services does the council have contracts with?
* The total amount paid over the course of any current contracts with Slimming World or estimated budget, where amount paid not available.
* The total amount paid over the course of contracts with Slimming World -or estimated budget, where amount paid not available for the following financial years: 2018-2019; 2019-2020; 2020-2021; 2021-2022; 2022-2023; 2023-present.
* The total amount paid over the course of any current contracts with Weight Watchers/WW or estimated budget, where amount paid not available.
* The total amount paid over the course of contracts with Weight Watchers/WW or estimated budget, where amount paid not available for the following financial years: 2018-2019; 2019-2020; 2020-2021; 2021-2022; 2022-2023; 2023-present.
* The start and end dates of active contracts with Slimming World.
* The start and end dates of active contracts with Weight Watchers.
* How many people have accessed Slimming World through the council s partnership over the last five years, broken down by year?
* How many people have accessed Weight Watchers through the council s partnership over the last five years, broken down by year?
2. A copy of any referral form used to refer patients to weight management programmes.
a. If it is not possible to provide the full form, please provide the exact wording of any exclusion criteria i.e. any criteria/questions that would exclude someone from being referred to the programme, such as BMI, age or eating disorders.
Response
Scottish Borders Council do not hold the information you have requested. Therefore, we give notice under s17 of FOI(S)A 2002 and declare that the information is not held. The information will be available from NHS borders using the link below.
