Various methods the Scottish Government has taken to combat obesity: FOI release

Information requested

You asked for:
1. How many adults were referred for weight loss surgery in Scotland

i) broken down by gender
ii) stats broken down by 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 – if available
iii) stats broken down by health board
iiii) broken down by age range, if available

2. How many adult underwent weight loss surgery in Scotland

i) broken down by gender
ii) stats broken down by 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 – if available
iii) stats broken down by health board
iiii) broken down by age range, if available

3. How many free gym passes were given out in Scotland for weight loss purposes

i) broken down by gender
ii) stats broken down by 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 – if available
iii) stats broken down by health board
iiii) broken down by age range, if available

4. How much has the Scottish Government dedicated to tackle weight loss in Scotland

i) stats broken down by 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 – if available
ii) stats broken down by health board

Response

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the Scottish Government does not have some of the information you have requested. For information relating to weight loss surgery and free gym passes (questions 1-3), you may wish to contact the Information Services Division which is part of NHS National Services Scotland at https://www.isdscotland.org/ who may be able to help you.

Each year, the Scottish Government provides funding to NHS Boards to deliver adult and child healthy weight interventions.

A breakdown of Board allocations in 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16 is provided in the table below.

Child Healthy Weight

NHS Board	2013/14	2014/15	2015/16
NHS Ayrshire and Arran	147,000	142,750	139,790
NHS Borders	59,000	58,127	57,591
NHS Dumfries and Galloway	74,000	72,257	71,084
NHS Fife	138,000	131,603	129,477
NHS Forth Valley	115,000	110,565	109,247
NHS Grampian	181,000	178,389	176,815
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde	427,000	381,390	370,003
NHS Highland	129,000	126,893	125,092
NHS Lanarkshire	206,000	219,837	217,119
NHS Lothian	266,000	250,458	248,158
NHS Orkney	32,000	32,693	32,542
NHS Shetland	32,000	32,536	32,471
NHS Tayside	154,000	146,361	143,988
NHS Western Isles	35,000	35,990	35,623
	1,995,000	1,919,849	1,889,000

Adult Healthy Weight

NHS Board	2013/14	2014/15	2015/16
NHS Ayrshire and Arran	109,000	111,250	100,425
NHS Borders	45,000	49,260	28,391
NHS Dumfries and Galloway	56,000	59,615	40,303
NHS Fife	103,000	103,085	90,918
NHS Forth Valley	86,000	87,675	72,975
NHS Grampian	137,000	137,355	130,820
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde	314,000	286,050	303,953
NHS Highland	97,000	99,635	86,901
NHS Lanarkshire	152,000	167,715	166,169
NHS Lothian	200,000	190,140	192,280
NHS Orkney	25,000	30,635	26,561
NHS Shetland	25,000	30,520	26,427
NHS Tayside	116,000	113,895	103,504
NHS Western Isles	27,000	33,050	29,373
	1,492,000	1,499,880	1,399,000

The 2016-17 Budget introduced the Outcomes Framework, a single source of funding to NHS Boards for strategic priorities focussed on prevention and reducing health inequalities - including adult and child healthy weight. This has provided local flexibility on how best to deploy this resource to achieve clearly defined outcomes. Since inception, £3 million healthy weight funding has been transferred to the Framework annually, up to and including 2018-19.

A breakdown of notional allocations to deliver healthy weight outcomes is provided in the table in the attached document.

In addition, since 2018-19 NHS Boards have received additional funding to deliver the Type 2 Diabetes Early Detection, Early Intervention and the Prevention Framework. This funding is used for service redesign and delivery to improve weight management support for those with, or at risk of, type 2 diabetes.

A breakdown of Board allocations is provided in the table below.

NHS Board			2018-19					2019-20
Ayrshire & Arran*			£173,000					£288,700
Dumfries & Galloway			£58,659					£75,200
East Region* (NHS Borders, Fife & Lothian)			£440,000					£735,600
Forth Valley			£59,989					£129,300
Grampian			£56,427					£187,500
Greater Glasgow & Clyde			£60,000					£495,700
Highland			£42,500					£149,900
Lanarkshire			£55,287					£303,500
Tayside*			£172,000					£288,500
Orkney			£42,000					£45,200
Shetland			£41,000					£49,500
Western Isles			£29,000					£45,200
Total			£1,229,862					£2,793,800

* 2018-19 early adopter Boards. All other Boards received seed funding to support readiness for implementation from 2019-20.
In 2019-20, NHS Boards also received additional funding to support the implementation of new Weight Managements Standards Service for Children and Young People, published by Health Scotland in July 2019. A breakdown of Board allocations is provided in the table below.

NHS Board			2019-20
Ayrshire & Arran			£83,000
Dumfries & Galloway			£71,269
East Region			£291,000
Forth Valley			£103,000
Grampian			£154,000
Greater Glasgow & Clyde			£275,000
Highland			£78,000
Lanarkshire			£174,000
Tayside			£140,000
Orkney			£32,000
Shetland			£32,000
Western Isles			£42,000
Total			£1,475,269

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