Abstract
Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) has had a severe impact on all aspects of global healthcare delivery. This study aimed to investigate the nationwide impact of the pandemic on obesity management services in the UK in a questionnaire-based survey conducted of professionals involved in the delivery. A total of 168 clinicians took the survey; the majority of which maintained their usual clinical roles and were not redeployed except physicians and nurse specialists. Nearly all (97.8%) elective bariatric surgery was cancelled, 67.3% of units cancelled all multidisciplinary meeting activity, and the majority reduced clinics (69.6%). Most respondents anticipated that the services would recommence within 1–3 months. This study found that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a severe impact on the services involved in the management of patients suffering from severe, complex obesity in the UK
Highlights
Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) is a respiratory disease caused by the novel Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that reached pandemic status
Since the UK Health and Social Care Act reforms of 2012, obesity management has been restructured within the UK NHS; NHS England and the Department of Health have issued guidelines regarding the commissioning of care for severe and complex obesity
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on obesity management services in the UK
Summary
Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) is a respiratory disease caused by the novel Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that reached pandemic status. UK 5 Clinical Psychology, Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, Leeds, UK 6 Department of Bariatric surgery, University Hospitals Coventry &. Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, UK 7 Department of Bariatric Surgery, Royal Sunderland Hospital, Sunderland, UK. A 4-tier model of care is accepted [1] increasing stepwise from community weight management, to bariatric surgery, as appropriate. Both the specialist weight management (commonly known as tier 3 services) and bariatric surgery services (tier 4 services) have multidisciplinary teams (MDT) delivering specialised care to this group of patients. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on obesity management services in the UK
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