18th September 2018 - New report - The impact of overweight and obesity on hospital resource use (hospital episodes) in Scotland

The prevalence of overweight and obesity in Scotland has remained stubbornly high in recent years. The aim of this study was to estimate the percentage of hospital resource use due to overweight and obesity in 2015/16. A new method was used to estimate the number of specialty-level admissions to hospital and the direct cost of hospital episodes in Scotland due to overweight and obesity. The key results as well as a discussion on the strengths and limitations of this methodological approach are presented in the report.

See the report's publication page for further details and to download the report.