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Commissioning weight management services for children and young people
Helping commissioners improve health outcomes for children and young people
This guide has been developed to support local areas in commissioning weight management services for children and young people. It is designed to reflect the move towards world class commissioning and joint commissioning of children’s services, and complements the existing suite of Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives publications.
It will also support commissioners towards achieving the world class commissioning competencies. Commissioners who may be new to commissioning in primary care trusts (PCTs) and local authorities or new to joint commissioning through children’s trust arrangements will find the guide useful:
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in outlining the process of commissioning for weight management to local partners
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when developing common protocols with any local provider networks
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as a working document to support a dialogue when forging new partnership arrangements
The guide has been commissioned by the Department of Health (DH) North West Public Health Group and developed by the Care Services Improvement Partnership (CSIP, North West Development Centre), in consultation with PCT and local authority commissioners and a range of other stakeholders, including some providers. It complements the wider suite of publications produced by the Cross-Government Obesity Unit to support local delivery of the national Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives strategy