FOI 2025/1224

1. Do you commission Tier 3 weight management services (sometimes called specialist weight management services)? (Yes/No)

   If Yes, please list these providers and the services they provide, including whether they are consultant-led or not.

   For each non-consultant-led Tier 3 weight management service:
   1) How many patients were waiting for treatment at the start of April 2024? (Please complete attached spreadsheet)
   2) How many referrals to the Tier 3 weight management service were received per month from April 2024 to March 2025? (Please complete attached spreadsheet)
   3) How many patients started treatment per month from April 2024 to March 2025? (Please complete attached spreadsheet)

   For each consultant-led Tier 3 weight management service:
   1) Please confirm whether RTT data is submitted by the provider.
   2) Please confirm which Treatment function code (TFC) is used for this activity.
   3) How many patients were waiting for treatment at the start of April 2024? (Please complete attached spreadsheet)
   4) How many referrals were received per month from April 2024 to March 2025? (Please complete spreadsheet)
   5) How many clock starts were there per month from April 2024 to March 2025 (Please complete attached spreadsheet)
   6) What are the mechanisms used to record clock stops/first definitive treatments (e.g. appointment, information provided etc)?
   7) Please provide the number of clock stops per month by mechanism from March 2024 to April 2025 (Please complete attached spreadsheet)

   Additional information on RTT clock starts:
   https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/05/Recording-and-Reporting-guidance-April_2021.pdf

1. Yes

Details of the Tier 3 commissioned services are detailed in the attached spreadsheet however the ICB does not currently hold the level of information requested.  To obtain the most up to date waiting times and monthly referral rates, you will need to contact the providers direct:

ABL Health Ltd – https://www.ablhealth.co.uk/contact/

Morelife (UK) Ltd – https://www.more-life.co.uk/contact-us/

Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust –  https://mft.nhs.uk/freedom-of-information/

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust – Freedom of Information Requests :: Northern Care Alliance

**An excel sheet was sent to the requester with this response.  If you require a copy of the full response, together with the excel sheet, please contact NHS GM’s FOI team – nhsgm.foi@nhs.net.**