About the Obesity programme
Obesity is an engaging e-learning programme for practitioners in the NHS and local authorities working in weight management.
It was developed by the Department of Health Obesity Team in partnership with Health Education England e-Learning for Healthcare in 2010, and reviewed and updated in partnership with Public Health England in 2017.
The programme introduces obesity and its implications for health, provides a knowledge base on identification of unhealthy weight and risk factors for weight gain, managing obesity, and learning on guiding and enabling behaviour change.
The learning is relevant for a wide audience, including doctors, particularly foundation doctors, GP trainees and GPs, nurses and any NHS or local authority practitioner who encounters overweight or obese individuals.
Project team 2017
Jamie Blackshaw
Obesity and Healthy Weight Team, Public Health England
Penny Blair
Obesity and Healthy Weight Team, Public Health England
Elaine Boylan
Obesity and Healthy Weight Team, Public Health England
Lisa Thompson
Obesity and Healthy Weight Team, Public Health England
Patricia Howe
Project Manager, HEE e-Learning for Healthcare
Project team 2010
Julia Moore OBE
National Director, HEE e-Learning for Healthcare
Alan Ryan
National Programme Director, HEE e-Learning for HealthcareRosie Taylor and Deborah Moir
Clinical Project Leads, Obesity Team, Department of Health
Katherine Thompson
Author, Obesity Team, Department of Health
Eddie Watkins
Project Manager, HEE e-Learning for Healthcare
Karen Walker
Lead Learning Designer, HEE e-Learning for Healthcare
Victoria Winlow
Platform Consultant, HEE e-Learning for Healthcare
How to access
In order to access the Obesity programme, you will need an e-LfH account. If you do not have one, then you can register by selecting the Register button below.
To view the Obesity programme, select the View button below. If you already have an account with e-LfH, you will also be able to login and enrol on the programme from the View button.
NHS healthcare staff in England
The Obesity programme is also available to NHS healthcare staff via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR). Accessing this e-Learning via ESR means that your completions will transfer with you throughout your NHS career.
Further details are available here.
Not an NHS organisation?
If you are not an NHS health or care organisation and therefore do not qualify for free access e-LfH Hub, you may be able to access the service by creating an OpenAthens account.
To check whether or not you qualify for free access via OpenAthens, you can view the eligibility criteria and register on the ‘OpenAthens’ portal.
Registering large numbers of users
If you are a HR, IT or Practice Manager and would like to register and enrol large numbers of staff within your organisation for access onto the Obesity programme, please contact e-LfH directly.
Organisations wishing to use their own LMS
For HR departments wanting to know more about gaining access to courses using an existing Learning Management System please contact e-LfH directly to express interest.
More information
Please select the following link for more information on how to use the e-LfH Hub.