Findings from the 2026 Parliamentary Obesity Summit and a programme for Strategic Innovation Gateways
From Access to Outcomes: Building the Treasury and Delivery Case for Integrated Obesity Care examines how the UK can move beyond expanding access to obesity treatment and towards delivering better long-term outcomes across the health system. Drawing on the 2026 Parliamentary Obesity Summit, the report explores how obesity care can be made more integrated, sustainable and effective, while building a stronger economic case for earlier intervention and long-term investment. NHS Obesity Summit 2026 Report
Moving beyond a focus on weight loss or medicines alone, it sets out a more joined-up approach to obesity as a chronic, relapsing condition connected to cardiovascular, renal, metabolic and mental health. Through clinical insight, lived experience and examples of system reform, the report highlights how fragmented pathways, inconsistent access and short-term models can prevent people from receiving the support they need. NHS Obesity Summit 2026 Report
At its core, the report looks at what it will take to turn policy ambition into delivery. It sets out how Strategic Innovation Gateways could help NHS systems test integrated pathways, build real-world evidence and demonstrate the wider value of obesity care to government and HM Treasury — from better health outcomes to workforce participation, productivity and the long-term cost of inaction. NHS Obesity Summit 2026 Report
Key contributors to the report include Rt Hon Andrew Stephenson CBE, Professor Mike Bewick, Baroness Goudie, Jo Bekis, Dr Rani Khatib, Jane DeVille-Almond, Dr James Harmsworth King, Lisa Buchanan, Fabiola Bayavuge, Catherine Brant and Emm Irving, alongside evidence and insight from NHS leaders, public health teams, community organisations, industry, digital health providers and people with lived experience.
