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July 4, 2026Clinical ObesityOpen Access

A Service Evaluation of a Specialist Multi‐Disciplinary Weight Management Service Based in Primary Care Including Long‐Term Follow‐Up Data

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HPHelen M. ParrettiCHCarly A. HughesSESally Erskine

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Overview

Service evaluation reports significant weight loss and health improvements in individuals with type 2 diabetes.

Key Points

  • To evaluate the effectiveness and long-term outcomes of a specialist weight management service in primary care.
  • Service evaluation involving 1094 patients over 5 years (2014-2019)
  • Weight, diet, physical activity, quality of life, and clinical measures assessed at 1-year follow-up
  • Long-term data included analysis of weight maintenance post-discharge.
  • At 1 year, completers (n = 560) lost a mean of 8.3 kg, with 23.8% losing ≥ 10% of starting weight.
  • The mean weight loss for the whole cohort (n = 1094) was 4.5 kg at end of program.
  • One year post-discharge, 35.6% of completers maintained a weight loss of ≥ 10%.

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Parretti et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a48a6b689561a0c2d78ea0ahttps://doi.org/10.1111/cob.70096
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