Welcome to the Borders Weight Management Team

Our aim is to support you to lead a healthy lifestyle, lose weight and improve your health. We also offer education and support for those at risk of Type 2 Diabetes.

We offer a specialist assessment, lifestyle intervention programmes, and guidance to self-help resources or other community services.

You can refer yourself directly to us or speak to a health care professional. Our team will then work with you to identify which programme is best suited to your needs.

We are currently offering programmes both virtually and face-to-face. Interpreters are also available if needed.

If you would like to refer to our service, please complete this form and email or post it to us:

Email: bordersweight.managementteam@borders.scot.nhs.uk

Phone: 01896 827236

Address: Borders Weight Management Team, Room 2DK30b, Borders General Hospital, Melrose, TD6 9BS

We also offer a healthy lifestyle programme for children, young people (aged 0-18years) and their families.  If you are interested or know of anyone who would benefit, please visit our webpage and/or refer using the form below:

nhsborders.scot.nhs.uk/patients-and-visitors/our-services/children-young-peoples-services-directory/child-healthy-weight-service

 

How We Use and Share Your Information

NHS Borders shares some information with Public Health Scotland through the National Weight Management Reporting Project and SCI-Diabetes. This is done using a secure weight management system called TURAS.

If you take part in an NHS Borders weight management service, some information about your care and person details will be shared with Public Health Scotland. This may include:

• Personal Details
• Your weight measurements
• Which weight management service you attended
• The dates you attended the service

This information is used to help understand how well weight management services across Scotland are improving health outcomes. It also helps assess whether these services are reducing the number of people developing type 2 diabetes. This does not mean that you have diabetes.

For more information about how your information is used and protected, please read our Privacy Notice. 

If you have any questions, or if you would prefer not to have your information shared in this way, please contact us on 01896 827236.  Please note this will not affect your care with our service.