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Local data on Body Mass Index levels

  • Last modified date:
    22 May 2009

The Department of Health has published Local Delivery Plans which require the NHS to return local data on BMI levels.

One Local Delivery Plan line is obesity status among people aged 16 and over, as recorded in GP records. This measure is intended to act as a proxy for prevalence of obesity in the adult population and galvanise action to tackle overweight and obesity. Each Primary Care Trust (PCT) is required to submit quarterly data on the number of patients who had there BMI measured over the last 15 months, number of patients with a BMI equal to or greater than 30 in the last 15 months and number of patients on the register aged 16 and over. The data collected for quarter 4 2006/07 and before is based on a different GP population aged 15 to 75.  This data is also sent to Regional Directors of Public Health, Strategic Health Authorities, and the regional Obesity Co-ordinators.

Data Revisions Policy for NHS Performance Monitoring Data

PCTs can revise previous submissions under the DH revision policy.  Data on the DH database can be revised using the DH revision policy, which can be found on the NHS IC Omnibus site associated with this return..  We will then update this data at the earliest convenience.  All revision must be submitted on the revisions spreadsheet below. Just download the revision spreadsheet, fill it in and send it to Conrad Ryan at (Conrad.Ryan@dh.gsi.gov.uk).  Please remember that the revised data must pass the routine validation criteria.

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