Question reference: S4W-24578
- Asked by: Margaret McDougall, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 23 February 2015
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Current status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 25 February 2015
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what (a) information and (b) guidelines it provides to NHS boards on (i) identifying and (ii) dealing with obesity in (A) adults and (B) children.
Answer
For both children and adults information and guidance on the identification and appropriate interventions is available through the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network publication SIGN 115 Management of obesity – A national clinical guideline.