FOI 2024-126

I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information from your Trust.  Please may you provide me with an answer to the following: 

1. Does your Trust provide a Tier 3 weight management service?
2. If answer to question 1 was yes:

1. 1. How many patients did this service support in 2023/24?
   2. How many patients are currently on the waiting list for the service?
   3. What is the current average waiting time in weeks for this service?
   4. Is the service commissioned to include pharmacotherapy?
   5. Is your Tier 3 service face-to-face only, or do you provide a digital-only weight management service?

1. If answer to question 1 was no, do you have any plans to provide a Tier 3 service in 2024/25?
2. Were patients prescribed Wegovy (semaglutide) in your Trust in 2023/24?
3. If answer to question 4 was yes:

1. 1. How many patients were prescribed Wegovy in 2023/24?
   2. Clinicians from which specialties (e.g. endocrinology, cardiology etc) prescribed Wegovy in 2023/24?

1. Who in your organisation would be responsible for the management of weight management services and/or diabetes? Please provide name, position and contact details where possible.