Childhood Obesity
For the local pathways for obesity in children, including diagnosis, services available and information on comorbidities, please see the pathways available here:
https://www.healthycornwall.org.uk
Cornwall and IoS Care Pathway for Overweight Children 0-23 months
Cornwall and IoS Care Pathway for Overweight Children 2-17 years
A calculator for children over 2 is here. It marks the BMI on the chart so you do not have to plot it yourself (or even find a chart to do it!)
https://www.healthforallchildren.com/parents-page/bmi/
Essential information with any referral, but especially at Level 3/LEAF clinic:
- All previous weights or a copy of the weight and height growth charts from the red book
- Any child protection or safeguarding issues - extreme obesity is a risk factor for this. If there are none then this should be stated in the letter.
- Previous referrals or weight loss interventions tried
Useful Information to include in the letter:
- Family history of early obesity and other illness
- Past medical history
To refer to the LEAF service please fill in the referral form available here
Date of Review: January 2021
Date of Next Review January 2022
Author Dr S Burns GP
Contributors: Louise Tee, Paediatric Dietician
Version No. 1.2