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ea0045oc9.3 | Oral Communications 9- Nurses | BSPED2016

Managing overweight and obese children and young people in a district general hospital in England

Holt Charlotte , Mate Cristina

Background: In England 15% of children are obese and 29% children are overweight (including obese). This data has huge implications for children and young people’s (CYP) quality of life and increased risk of complications as young adults, also has great costs implications for the NHS. If we can identify and support the overweight and obese CYP and their families, we should prevent them from progressing to adult obesity and reduce associated complications.<p class="abs...