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A new weight management programme that is helping obese patients in Bridgend lose weight through diet and exercise has won an NHS Wales Award.

The partnership approach from Public Health Wales, ABM University Health Board and Cwm Garw GP Practice in Bridgend scooped the Promoting Better Health and Avoiding Disease Award in a ceremony in Cardiff.

ABM University Health Board Public Health Services Manager Peter Mannion said: We are delighted that this project has been recognised with an NHS Wales Award as its been a real joint effort between many organisations to try and tackle the issue of obesity.

The programme has created an energy in the community and is really making a difference to patient care.

The supportive programme was developed as an urgent response to growing levels of obesity in the Bridgend area. The Cwm Garw practice in Bridgend has around 1000 patients who are considered obese and many do not seek help until they have developed related conditions such as diabetes.

The usual responses such as advice and weight monitoring were only giving limited benefit and uptake to a hospital based weight programme was also poor. It further identified that spending 10k per annum on anti-obesity medication was also failing to tackle obesity. It was decided to develop a new strategy that would provide effective motivational support and education, along with exercise programmes and access to healthy foods.

Patients were encouraged to follow a 12 week Weight Watchers programme, a 16 week exercise programme and then were provided with ongoing support. An evaluation of the first 43 patients to enrol on the programme revealed an average weight loss of 7.2kg, an average BMI reduction of 7% and 58% (25 people) achieved weight loss of 5% or more.

The programme is currently being rolled out to other GP practices in the Bridgend area.

Judging the award, Helen Birtwhistle, Director Welsh NHS Confederation, said: This stood out in a very impressive field as a fantastic exemplar of strong, partnership working in action.

This is a creative, yet practical, response to the health and well-being needs of the local community and it made a real and tangible difference to the lives of the participants, and in turn to their families.

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