OBESITY AND TYPE 2 DIABETES – RAISING THE ISSUE OF WEIGHT MANAGEMENT
Research type
Research Study
Full title
OBESITY AND TYPE 2 DIABETES – RAISING THE ISSUE OF WEIGHT MANAGEMENT IN PRIMARY CARE Small Talk Big Difference Evaluation in Greater Glasgow & Clyde Primary Care
IRAS ID
222587
Contact name
Maureen Travers
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
NHS greater Glasgow and Clyde
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 4 months, 28 days
Research summary
The aim of this project is to ensure that patients who are overweight or obese and have type 2 diabetes are identified, receive personalised diabetes care, have the issue of weight raised and explained in a non-judgemental manner by staff in primary care, and are referred on to weight management services as appropriate, ensuring equity of access across NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
Specific aims of the whole project:
1. To improve GP/ primary care staff knowledge of the evidence base for the management of diabetes when there is co-existing obesity and local care pathways
2. To increase GP/ primary care staff knowledge of and confidence in their role in raising the issue of weight management,
3. To improve primary care referral rates of appropriate patients who are overweight or obese and have type 2 diabetes, and are “ready to change” to NHS funded weight management services
4. To improve patient uptake of and attendance at NHS funded weight management servicesWhat is the intervention?
The intervention will be delivered as ‘Small Talk Big Difference’ – a 1 hour long online training programme plus a practice implementation toolkit; 2.5h face to face training.
This training and implementation package is aimed at the diabetes leads in primary care – both nurses and GP’s. However all clinicians working with patients with established type 2 diabetes will benefit from the training and understanding of the clinical and personal benefits of weight management intervention for this patient group.
The Small talk big difference programme includes a readiness ruler to help primary care clinician’s decide if their patient with type 2 diabetes is ready to engage in weight management. The programme’s implementation tool kit is a simple checklist to help practices integrate discussions about weight into annual diabetes review. Patient leaflets, discussions guides, readiness rulers and implementation toolkits will be delivered to practices.REC name
London - Bromley Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
17/LO/1225
Date of REC Opinion
1 Sep 2017
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion