It forms the basis of the middle tier of intervention for adults and children with weight problems, as part of the overall NHS Rotherham obesity strategy.  It has a multidisciplinary team approach to tackling weight by providing specialists in all aspects of the current thinking in weight management. 

This includes:

• Dedicated Obesity Specialist Nurses (OSNs)
• Healthcare assistants (HCAs) with specialist weighing and measuring equipment
• Dietetics input for complex dietary needs
• Group work and cooking skills education in our on-site kitchen
• Talking therapists for psychological and counselling input
• A physical activity specialist with on-site gym facilities
• A doctor with a specialist interest in obesity (GPwSI) for any prescribing issues
• Access to local bariatric surgeons and other secondary care specialists if meeting appropriate criteria
• Pre-op assessment for adults who may be suitable for surgery and triage of children who may be suitable for Carnegie Camps.

Referral criteria for adults

BMI > 40 or BMI > 30 (or waist circumference > 102cm in men

or 88cm in women) with increased risks

Referral criteria for children

BMI centile > 99.6th or BMI centile > 95th with increased risks

For more information

Lynn Senior, RIO Supervisor ,Rotherham Institute for Obesity (RIO)

Clifton Medical Centre, The Health Village, Doncaster Gate, Rotherham,

S65 1DA

Tel: 08444773622 or Fax: 08444773831