Question reference: S5W-34788
- Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 27 January 2021
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Current status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 4 February 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to expand the provision of weight management services.
Answer
One of the key outcomes of our 2018 Diet and Healthy Weight Delivery Plan is that people have access to effective weight management services. The Delivery Plan is at https://www.gov.scot/publications/healthier-future-scotlands-diet-healthy-weight-delivery-plan/
The Framework for the Prevention, Early Detection and Early Intervention of Type 2 Diabetes to improve weight management services for people with, or at risk of developing, type 2 diabetes or prediabetes was published in 2018, recognising the link between weight and Type 2 Diabetes. The Framework is at https://www.gov.scot/publications/healthier-future-framework-prevention-early-detection-early-intervention-type-2/
We are in year three of a programme to improve weight management services for people with, or at risk of developing, Type 2 Diabetes or prediabetes. We are looking to invest up to £5 million this financial year. We have also continued to provide £1.7 million in 2020-21 to improve weight management services for children and young people.
As set out in Protecting Scotland, Renewing Scotland: The Government's Programme for Scotland 2020-2021 , we will increase access to weight management services for people with, or at risk of, Type 2 Diabetes, or with prediabetes, and extend access to weight management services to everyone living with obesity. Programme for Government 20/21 is at https://www.gov.scot/publications/protecting-scotland-renewing-scotland-governments
-programme-scotland-2020-2021/
Public Health Scotland and NHS 24 have created a 12 week weight management programme on NHS Inform which is at https://www.nhsinform.scot/healthy-living/12-week-weight-management-programme