Award of Integrated Adult Weight Management and Exercise on Referral Services in Camden and Islington

About

Islington awarded a contract to London Borough of Camden for the delivery of an Integrated Adult Weight Management and Exercise on Referral service aimed at improving the wellbeing of adults in Camden and Islington through sustainable increases in physical activity and reduced overweight and obesity.

The service comprises two streams: Exercise on Referral, which increases physical activity levels among population groups with specified health conditions to support prevention and management, and Weight Management, which provides a community-based tier 2 weight management service for overweight adults (BMI 25-35 kg/m2) with comorbidities and obese adults (BMI 30-40 kg/m2).

The service is designed to be easy to access and to improve service users' skills, knowledge, and confidence in healthy eating and physical activity, resulting in long-term maintenance of physical activity and weight loss.

The contract value is £8,487,500.