Find out more about the study
Evaluating the NHS England Complications of Excess Weight (CEW) services for children and young people
Hear from people involved in the study about why they think it is important
What is ENHANCE?
ENHANCE will look into:
how the different Complications of Excess Weight (CEW) services work across England
wHY IS ENHANCE IMPORTANT?
the experiences of young people and families from different backgrounds who attend CEW services
which parts of the CEW services make the biggest improvements to children and young people’s lives
The ARROWS are a team of young people and their families supporting each other and researchers across the country to help improve CEW services.
whether the CEW services provide good value for money to the NHS
Learn more
How will enhance work?
Cath
DEE
You've heard from these people why its so important, so we want to hear from you too!
Tilly
Hear from people involved in the study about why they think it is important
Get in touch
Nikki
Simon
TILLY
Young person from ARROWS
"It gives me a sense of belonging and community"
"I think it’s a really good way to be able to connect with children the same as you"
ARROWS stands for ‘Advocating Responsible Research Opportunities for Weight Services’. The ARROWS team advises on the research's branding, language and imagery. The team live across England and meets online with the research team.
LEARN MORE
SIMON
Dr from NHS England and decision maker
CATH
Researcher
Nikki
ARROWS parent
"We are truly blessed to be a part of the team and the research"
DEE
Dr from a CEW clinic
"We can make sure that any young person, wherever they live can access a high standard of care"
What is ENHANCE?
ENHANCE is an evaluation of the Complications of Excess Weight (CEW) services in the UK. We are looking to evaluate these services to understand what is or isn't working, and how these services can be improved based on the experiences and opinions of practitioners, children, young people and families accessing them.
wHY IS ENHANCE IMPORTANT?
The Complications of Excess Weight (CEW) services support children and young people who have NHS England wants to learn from these CEW services to understand how they can be improved in the future. That is where ENHANCE comes in.
type 2 diabetes
complications related to weight.
DIFFICULTY BREATHING
low self-esteem
Surveying young people
2.
We will ask young people and their families who have been referred to the CEW services to complete a short survey about their experience.
Talking to staff
1.
We will talk to NHS staff who deliver the CEW services to ask about their views on what has worked well, what has not, and why.
Talking to young people
3.
We will talk to young people and their families from different backgrounds about their experiences of attending the CEW services.
Looking at the data
4.
We will look at information that tells us how the CEW services have helped young people. This includes how much it costs the NHS and patients, and whether this is good value.
Recommendations for change
We will combine all the information we have collected to understand what support works and does not work, for which families and why.
5.
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Find out more about the study
Evaluating the NHS England Complications of Excess Weight (CEW) services for children and young people
Hear from people involved in the study about why they think it is important
What is ENHANCE?
ENHANCE will look into:
how the different Complications of Excess Weight (CEW) services work across England
wHY IS ENHANCE IMPORTANT?
the experiences of young people and families from different backgrounds who attend CEW services
which parts of the CEW services make the biggest improvements to children and young people’s lives
The ARROWS are a team of young people and their families supporting each other and researchers across the country to help improve CEW services.
whether the CEW services provide good value for money to the NHS
Learn more
How will enhance work?
Cath
DEE
You've heard from these people why its so important, so we want to hear from you too!
Tilly
Hear from people involved in the study about why they think it is important
Get in touch
Nikki
Simon
TILLY
Young person from ARROWS
"It gives me a sense of belonging and community"
"I think it’s a really good way to be able to connect with children the same as you"
ARROWS stands for ‘Advocating Responsible Research Opportunities for Weight Services’. The ARROWS team advises on the research's branding, language and imagery. The team live across England and meets online with the research team.
LEARN MORE
SIMON
Dr from NHS England and decision maker
CATH
Researcher
Nikki
ARROWS parent
"We are truly blessed to be a part of the team and the research"
DEE
Dr from a CEW clinic
"We can make sure that any young person, wherever they live can access a high standard of care"
What is ENHANCE?
ENHANCE is an evaluation of the Complications of Excess Weight (CEW) services in the UK. We are looking to evaluate these services to understand what is or isn't working, and how these services can be improved based on the experiences and opinions of practitioners, children, young people and families accessing them.
wHY IS ENHANCE IMPORTANT?
The Complications of Excess Weight (CEW) services support children and young people who have NHS England wants to learn from these CEW services to understand how they can be improved in the future. That is where ENHANCE comes in.
type 2 diabetes
complications related to weight.
DIFFICULTY BREATHING
low self-esteem
Surveying young people
2.
We will ask young people and their families who have been referred to the CEW services to complete a short survey about their experience.
Talking to staff
1.
We will talk to NHS staff who deliver the CEW services to ask about their views on what has worked well, what has not, and why.
Talking to young people
3.
We will talk to young people and their families from different backgrounds about their experiences of attending the CEW services.
Looking at the data
4.
We will look at information that tells us how the CEW services have helped young people. This includes how much it costs the NHS and patients, and whether this is good value.
Recommendations for change
We will combine all the information we have collected to understand what support works and does not work, for which families and why.
5.