Local pilots to ‘incentivise’ GPs to prescribe cycling

Local schemes will

Government wants new obesity indicators added to QOF by next year

NICE recommendations for

PHE recommends targeted interventions on obesity to reduce Covid deaths

Public Health England

The sweet side of Covid we’re forgetting

Dr David Turner 

To tackle obesity, start with children

Dr Katie Musgrave

There isn’t a one size fits all approach to weight management

Dr Stephanie deGiorgio

GPs should refer a quarter of all patients for weight management, suggests NICE

GPs could be

More routine malnutrition screening in COPD patients needed, says guidance

The role of nutrition needs to be given greater priority in managing patients with COPD, say the authors of updated guidance.

CCG delays surgery in obese patients in move that ‘risks opioid dependency’

A decision by a CCG to delay operations for obese patients by six months has been heavily criticised by a leading GP who has warned it will increase opioid use and dependency.

Having conversations about weight

Dr Richard Roope