Current Status

For the three years ending March 2014 the number of completed child healthy weight interventions was 16,820.

HEAT Target

To achieve 14,910 completed child healthy weight intervention over the three years ending March 2014.

H: Child healthy weight interventions

Why is this HEAT target important?

Attainment of the Scottish Government's Purpose of a flourishing economy requires a healthy population. Obesity poses a real risk to the health of the population in Scotland and its ability to meet its overarching purpose of sustainable economic growth because of the burden of disease that accompanies obesity.

How are we performing?

Target due for delivery in 2013/14

During the period April 2011-March 2014 Boards will be building on interventions developed during the first target period. Guidance has been issued to Boards by the Scottish Government which harnesses learning from the first target period and seeks to streamline the range of interventions delivered. The Guidance also contains a new requirement that at least 40% of child healthy weight interventions are delivered to children/families in the two most deprived SIMD quintiles by local SIMD datazone.

For the period April 2011 - March 2014 16,820 interventions were delivered.

The number of interventions delivered between April 2011 and March 2014, by NHS Board, and targets for 2011/14 are shown below.

NHS Board Apr 2011-Mar 2014 Target 2011/14
NHS AYRSHIRE & ARRAN 1,196 1,057
NHS BORDERS 360 331
NHS DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY 413 413
NHS FIFE 1,123 1,060
NHS FORTH VALLEY 1,148 883
NHS GRAMPIAN 1,706 1,556
NHS GREATER GLASGOW & CLYDE 3,872 3,389
NHS HIGHLAND 915 887
NHS LANARKSHIRE 1,859 1,745
NHS LOTHIAN 2,632 2,268
NHS ORKNEY 59 58
NHS SHETLAND 72 70
NHS TAYSIDE 1,263 1,118
NHS WESTERN ISLES 202 75
NHSSCOTLAND 16,820 14,910

 

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