Publication, Part of [MI] National Obesity Audit
National Obesity Audit, April 2023 - March 2024 [Management Information]
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Summary
This is the 6th release of data to form part of the National Obesity Audit (NOA) which presents data from 2 sources. This publication series includes a developing set of nationally agreed measures which will eventually provide a comprehensive picture of activity, access to services and health outcomes of patients using weight management services across England. This will allow providers to track, benchmark and improve the quality of these services in future.
This release includes data from both Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) for Tier 4 WMS, and the Community Services Data Set (CSDS) for Tier 2 and Tier 3 WMS.
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Disruption relating to the coronavirus illness (COVID-19) would seem to have affected the quality and coverage of some of our statistics, such as an increase in non-submissions for some datasets. We have also seen some different patterns in the submitted data. For example, fewer patients are being admitted to and discharged from hospital. Therefore, data should be interpreted with care over the COVID-19 period.
Highlights
Hospital Episode Statistics (for Tier 4 Weight Management Services)
Data on NHS funded bariatric surgical procedures delivered in England, sourced from Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), NHS England. This 6th release includes final data for 2017/18 to 2022/23 and updates to the quarterly time series (starting in Q1 2019/20) for patients who had a primary bariatric surgical procedure up to and including Q4 of 2023/24. Please note, the quarterly data for Q1 to Q4 of 2023/24 is provisional. Data is available at National, Regional, Integrated Care Board (ICB), Sub-ICB and Provider level where possible. See the metadata file for a full list of measures published as part of this HES series. Some similar measures from HES are published in our Statistics on Public Health publication series. Please see Related Links below.
The interactive dashboard provides both annual and quarterly time series data. Please note that the dashboard will always show the most recent data available and therefore may contain data not included in this publication. The supporting Excel files containing the most recent data can be accessed via the latest publication.
Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) - Bariatric Surgical Procedures Dashboard
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Community Services Data Set (for Tier 2 and Tier 3 Weight Management Services)
This release presents data on Weight Management Services (WMS) submitted to the Community Services Data Set (CSDS) (version 1.6, which commenced on 1 Jan 2023). This has been included as a series of developing data quality metrics (split by tiers) to help understand where there are gaps in coverage (non-submission) and where submitted data needs to improve before we start publishing any measures around activity, access and wait times and outcomes. The interactive dashboard is primarily aimed at those who submit this data so they can address any data quality issues in future submissions. Data for Q1 2023/24 (starting 1 Apr 2023) and up to Q4 2023/24 (ending 31 Mar 2024) is available. This includes aggregate totals for all submitters and Provider level breakdowns.
The interactive dashboard provides quarterly time series data. Please note that the dashboard will always show the most recent data available and therefore may contain data not included in this publication. The supporting Excel files containing the most recent data can be accessed via the latest publication.
Community Services Data Set (CSDS) - Weight Management Services - Data Quality Dashboard
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