Obesity

Summary

The NICE clinical guideline on the prevention, identification, assessment and management of overweight and obesity in adults and children covers:

• how staff in GP surgeries and hospitals should assess whether people are overweight or obese
• what staff in GP surgeries and hospitals should do to help people lose weight
• care for people whose weight puts their health at risk.
• how people can make sure they and their children stay at a healthy weight
• how health professionals, local authorities and communities, childcare providers, schools and employers should make it easier for people to improve their diet and become more active.

CG43 Obesity replaces the following pieces of guidance:

• TA22 Obesity - orlistat
• TA31 Obesity - sibutramine
• TA46 Obesity (morbid) - surgery

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Documents

For healthcare professionals

• CG43 Obesity: Full guideline
• CG43 Obesity: NICE guideline
• CG43 Obesity: NICE guideline (MS Word format)
• CG43 Obesity: Quick reference guide 1 for local authorities, schools and early years providers, workplaces and the public.
• CG43 Obesity: Quick reference guide 2 for the NHS

For patients, carers and the public

• CG43 Obesity: Understanding NICE guidance - Treatment for people who are overweight or obese
• CG43 Obesity: Understanding NICE guidance - Preventing obesity and staying a healthy weight
• CG43 Obesity: Understanding NICE guidance - Preventing obesity and staying a healthy weight (MS Word format)
• CG43 Obesity: Understanding NICE guidance - Treatment for people who are overweight or obese (MS Word format)

Background information

• 2006/057 New NICE guideline calls for urgent action to stem the rising tide of obesity in England and Wales

Implementing this guidance

Any further information NICE has produced to help the NHS implement this guideline locally is linked to below:

• CG43 Obesity: Presenter slides
• CG43 Obesity: Costing report
• CG43 Obesity: Guide to resources to support implementation
• CG43 Obesity: Audit criteria
• CG43 Obesity: Costing template
• Bariatric surgical service commissioning guide