Experts in Severe and Complex Obesity
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Experts in Severe and Complex Obesity (ESCO) is an expert group set up 'to lobby for more NHS obesity surgery'. It was launched at the National Obesity Forum's Annual Conference in October 2009. It includes experts in the fields of surgery, endocrinology, dietetics, psychology, gynaecology and health economics. The group will advocate for 'equitable access to high quality, multi-disciplinary treatment for people with severe and complex obesity in England'. [1]
Contents
Activities
ESCO Chairman and consultant endocrinologist Nick Finer outlined the group's plans at the launch:
- ESCO will advise on long term solutions to improve patient monitoring, standards of care and further research in health economics centred on a multi-disciplinary approach. We aim not only to develop achievable solutions but to change perceptions – that these treatments can put conditions like type 2 diabetes into remission, so weight loss alone should not be just seen as an endpoint.”
Affiliations
The group has received official endorsement from the National Obesity Forum and the British Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society (BOMSS).[1]
People
- Nick Finer - Chairman of ESCO, Consultant Endocrinologist
- Dr Alberic Fiennes, Vita Clinics’ UK Bariatric Surgeon Adviser [1]
- Dr David Haslam, chair of the National Obesity Forum
Contact
- Address:
- Phone:
- Email:
- Website:
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Vita Clinics, New expert group to lobby for more NHS obesity surgery, 7 October 2009, accessed 26 October 2010. Cite error: Invalid
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