SHEFF 0211 - ENHANCE Evaluation

wHY IS ENHANCE IMPORTANT?

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How will enhance work?

What is ENHANCE?

Hear from people involved in the study about why they think it is important

The ARROWS are a team of young people and their families supporting each other and researchers across the country to help improve CEW services.

how the different Complications of Excess Weight (CEW) services work across England

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

whether the CEW services provide good value for money to the NHS

ENHANCE will look into:

Evaluating the NHS England Complications of Excess Weight (CEW) services for children and young people

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Cath

Nikki

DEE

Simon

Tilly

You've heard from these people why its so important, so we want to hear from you too!

Hear from people involved in the study about why they think it is important

Young person from ARROWS

TILLY

"I think it’s a really good way to be able to connect with children the same as you"

"It gives me a sense of belonging and community"

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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.

Dr from NHS England and decision maker

SIMON

Researcher

CATH

ARROWS parent

Nikki

"We are truly blessed to be a part of the team and the research"

Dr from a CEW clinic

DEE

"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.

complications related to weight.

low self-esteem

DIFFICULTY BREATHING

type 2 diabetes

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.

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.

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Looking at the data

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We will combine all the information we have collected to understand what support works and does not work, for which families and why.

Recommendations for change

We will talk to young people and their families from different backgrounds about their experiences of attending the CEW services.

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Talking to young people

We will ask young people and their families who have been referred to the CEW services to complete a short survey about their experience.

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Surveying young people

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.

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Talking to staff