Publication, Part of [MI] National Obesity Audit
National Obesity Audit, April 2026 - June 2026 [Management Information]
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Summary
This National Obesity Audit (NOA) publication presents a series of developing measures related to weight management services (WMS) in England. It aims to bring together existing comparable data from the different types of adult and children’s WMS across England in order to drive improvement for the benefit of those living with overweight and obesity.
This publication includes data on NHS funded bariatric surgery from Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) and WMS metrics from the Community Services Data Set (CSDS).
The National Obesity Audit is part of the National Clinical Audit and Patient Outcomes Programme (NCAPOP).
Disruption relating to the coronavirus illness (COVID-19) would seem to have affected the quality and coverage of some of our statistics, therefore, data should be interpreted with care over the COVID-19 period.
Highlights
Public consultation now live
We are consulting on this publication as part of a cross-cutting consultation covering a range of different publications across NHS England. If you would like to respond to the proposals related to the National Obesity Audit publication then please follow this link: NHSE Statistical Publications Consultation. The consultation closes on Wednesday 4 November 2026.
Bariatric surgery (HES data)
New data:
- Quarterly data: Q1 2026/27 (provisional)
Refresh data:
- Quarterly data: Q1 2025/26 to Q4 2025/26 (provisional)
Previously published data:
- Quarterly data: Q2 2021/22 to Q4 2024/25 final data
- Annual data: 2020/21 to 2024/25 final data
Please note that the updated quarterly information presented in the dashboard is based on the most recent ICB boundaries (1 April 2026). Annual data is currently based on ICB boundaries as of 1 July 2022; these will be updated in early 2027 when new finalised annual data is released.
Weight management services (CSDS data)
New data:
- Q1 2026/27 data
Previously published data:
- Q2 2025/26 - Q4 2025/26
Dashboard hub
Latest updates are available in the interactive dashboards which can be accessed via the dashboard hub, see link below.
Key Facts
1,743 patients had a primary bariatric surgical procedure due to obesity
48 providers submitted data with at least 1 primary bariatric surgical procedure due to obesity
4,315 new referrals to weight management services
39 providers submitted weight management service data to CSDS
27.4% of patients have at least one BMI recording
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Last edited: 15 October 2026 4:54 pm