FOI Request - Weight Management Services

Request 101003492513

1.
(a)  Whether the council has weight management service contracts with Slimming World/Miles Bramwell or WW/Weight Watchers, either directly or through a third party organisation?

(b)  Which other weight management services does the council have contracts with?

(c) The total amount paid over the course of any current contracts with Slimming World – or estimated budget, where amount paid not available.

(d) The total amount paid over the course of contracts with Slimming World -or estimated budget, where amount paid not available – for the following financial years: 2018-2019; 2019-2020; 2020-2021; 2021-2022; 2022-2023; 2023-present.

(e) The total amount paid over the course of any current contracts with Weight Watchers/WW – or estimated budget, where amount paid not available.

(f) The total amount paid over the course of contracts with Weight Watchers/WW – or estimated budget, where amount paid not available – for the following financial years: 2018-2019; 2019-2020; 2020-2021; 2021-2022; 2022-2023; 2023-present.

(g|) The start and end dates of active contracts with Slimming World.

(h)  The start and end dates of active contracts with Weight Watchers.

(i)  How many people have accessed Slimming World through the council’s partnership over the last five years, broken down by year?

(j) How many people have accessed Weight Watchers through the council’s partnership over the last five years, broken down by year?

2.  A copy of any referral form used to refer patients to weight management programmes.  

If it is not possible to provide the full form, please provide the exact wording of any exclusion criteria i.e. any criteria/questions that would exclude someone from being referred to the programme, such as BMI, age or eating disorders.

Response 01-03-2024

1.(a) No information held. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.

(b) - (j) Not applicable

2. Not held. Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.