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ob0004p4 | Presented Posters | OU2024

Super Saturdays at Ashford and St Peters Hospital: service re-design of medical and surgical pathways to reduce waiting times

McCullough Kath , Humadi Samer , Irukulla Shashi , Ratnasingham Kumar , Smith Natasha , Kingett Helen , Banting Esme , Kirkham Theresa

Over the last few years, the number of referrals and demand for weight management services has significantly increased. This has in part been due to the introduction of novel medical therapies, recognition of co-morbidities associated with obesity during the Covid-19 pandemic and the rise in people living with obesity. This rise in demand has occurred at a time of financial austerity within the NHS and without the necessary investment in workforce required to address the deman...