The pathway story
What the service was facing
The Trust describes CEW as a specially designed service for children and young people with significant complications from obesity.
NHS customer case · Ashford
Supporting families beyond face-to-face specialist care
Ashford and St Peter's operates one of England's specialist CEW hubs for children and young people with significant complications related to obesity.
CEW hubPublished service activity
At a glance
- 1July 2024
Surrey Heartlands CEW pilot launched, hosted by the trust
- 22–16 yrs
age range accepted into the pilot
- 3Referrals accepted for ages 2 to 16
Ages
- 4Surrey Heartlands
Area
In practice
How care is delivered
- Non-judgemental support to reduce and prevent health complications for children and young people living within Surrey Heartlands.
- The Trust describes the service as a pilot with limited capacity and strict referral criteria, where the family’s wish to change must be demonstrated at referral.
- Investigations and tertiary referrals are undertaken by the local team following local pathways.
Results · service activity only
What Ashford and St Peter's has published about this service
These are publicly stated service facts, not outcome results. No outcome measures have been published for this service.
- July 2024
- Surrey Heartlands CEW pilot launched, hosted by the trust
- 2–16 yrs
- age range accepted into the pilot
The trust describes the clinic as a pilot service with limited capacity and strict referral criteria. No outcome results have been published.
Developments
The clinic’s opening in 2024 was reported as part of NHS England’s plan for 30 dedicated clinics, with Surrey Heartlands ICS highlighting the need for the service.
Contemporary Health ↗Sources and references
- 1NHS TrustView Ashford and St Peter's servicesashfordstpeters.org
- 2NHS EnglandListed by NHS England as a CEW hubengland.nhs.uk
- 3NHS TrustAbout the Surrey CEW serviceashfordstpeters.nhs.uk
- 4NHS TrustCEW referral criteriaashfordstpeters.nhs.uk
- 5BBC NewsObesity clinics set up for children, some as young as three11 July 2024
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