Quality standard
Development sources
Development sources
Further explanation of the methodology used can be found in the quality standards process guide.
Evidence sources
The documents below contain recommendations from NICE guidance or other NICE‑accredited recommendations that were used by the Quality Standards Advisory Committee to develop the quality standard statements and measures.
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Weight management: lifestyle services for overweight or obese adults (2014) NICE guideline PH53
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Obesity: identification, assessment and management (2014) NICE guideline CG189
Policy context
It is important that the quality standard is considered alongside current policy documents, including:
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NHS England (2014) Report of the working group into: Joined up clinical pathways for obesity
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Department of Health (2013) Developing a specification for lifestyle weight management services: best practice guidance for tier 2 services
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National Audit Office (2012) An update on the government's approach to tackling obesity
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Department of Health (2011) Healthy lives, healthy people: a call to action on obesity in England
Definitions and data sources for the quality measures
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Health and Social Care Information Centre 2014 care.data extract