Publications

See below the list of publications that has come from ENHANCE work

Journal articles:

  • Ioannou, E., Garside, M., Sharman, K., Nield, L., Coulman, K., Woodward, C., Ells, L., & Homer, C. (2025). Engaging in purposeful patient and public involvement with young people living with obesity: recommendations from the ARROWS residential weekend. Research involvement and engagement, 11(1), 106. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40900-025-00776-2

  • Ioannou, E., Coulman, K., Nobles, J. et al. From policy to person-centred care: insights into the development of complications of excess weight clinics in England. BMC Health Serv Res (2026). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-026-14689-7

  • Stone, R.A., Marwood, J., Davies, P. et al. “It’s the biggest not one-size-fits-all service I’ve ever worked in”: the realities of delivering a ‘Complications of Excess Weight’ service for children and young people in England from a multidisciplinary team perspective. BMC Health Serv Res 26, 819 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-026-14899-z

Conference presentations 2026:

  • ENHANCE findings will be presented through a symposium at UKCO 2026 in Sheffield. Here we will highlight how CEW clinics are being delivered in practice, the mechanisms through which they support children and families, and their reach among highly complex, disadvantaged groups. We will also share emerging evidence of improvements in BMI, quality of life, and potential long‑term cost‑effectiveness to inform future service delivery.

    ENHANCE work has also been awarded the Ken Claire award. This work will be presented in the morning plenary session on Day 1, titled “Lived experiences of GLP1 use by Children and Young People attending Complications of Excess Weight services.” 

  • “Longitudinal, comparative and cost-effectiveness evaluation of Complications of Excess Weight (CEW) clinics for children and young people living with obesity in England” Presented by Tayamika Zabula at EuHEA 2026

  • The Leeds Teaching Hospitals R&I Annual Conference 2026

    https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/research/ri-annual-conferences/ri-annual-conference-2026/

    “It’s the biggest not one-size-fits-all service I’ve ever worked in”: The realities of delivering a ‘Complications of Excess Weight’ service for children and young people in England from a multidisciplinary team perspective.

    https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-9247438/v1

    1. Our national analyses show that CEW services are reaching young people with high levels of medical, neurodevelopmental and psychosocial need, alongside marked socioeconomic and ethnic inequalities. [read the abstract here]

    2. We also present longitudinal evidence demonstrating that attending CEW clinics is associated with improved weight trajectories and better health-related quality of life over time. [read the abstract here]

    3. Complementing this, our real-world study across 39 clinics shows that semaglutide, delivered within a multidisciplinary model of care, is associated with substantial reductions in body weight. [read the abstract here]

    4. Finally, our patient experience work highlights the importance of ongoing, wrap-around support, with many children, young people and families accessing clinics valuing the holistic care provided, highlighting the need for continued support and longer-term care pathways in obesity care. [read the abstract here]

  • Making Sense of Complexity: What Works, for Whom, and Why in Specialist Weight Management Services for Children and Young People.

Conference presentations 2025:

  • Presented at the 32nd European Congress on Obesity 10th-14th May 2025 in Málaga [poster].

    Title: Innovation in research co-creation with young people living with obesity: learnings from the ARROWS residential weekend.

    Ioannou E, Sharman K, Nield L, Garside M, Coulman K, Woodward C, Ells LJ and Homer C 

  • Overview of WP3 presented at the Association for Obesity conference in Aberdeen September 2025

    Lead author: L Nield

  • Presented at the COMIC Conference 6th November 2025 in Yorkshire [poster].

    Title: The ENHANCE study: Innovation in patient and public involvement with young people living with obesity 

    Ioannou E, Sharman K, Nield L, Garside M, Coulman K, Woodward C, Ells LJ and Homer C 

  • Presented at The European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) Early Career Network (ECN) Masterclass event [Poster]

    Title: “NHS Complications from Excess Weight Clinics: A qualitative exploration of how clinics support children, young people and their families (CYP&F) from ethnic minority backgrounds.”

    Daisy Forman, Veronica Swallow, Martin Lamb, James Nobles, Catherine Homer

  • SCYPHeR conference 2025 [Oral Poster]

    "The Missing Piece: Integrating disordered eating support into Weight Management for children and young people"

    Shepherd, K., Michalopoulos, V., Forman, D., Power, D., Jones, A., Nobles, J., Marwood, J., Ioannou, E., Homer, C., Ells, L., Matu, J. 

  • Science Cluster, Preventing Childhood Obesity Conference:

    "Integrating disordered eating support into weight management for children and young people"

    Shepherd, K., Michalopoulos, V., Forman, D., Power, D., Jones, A., Nobles, J., Marwood, J., Ioannou, E., Homer, C., Ells, L., Matu, J. 

Conference presentations 2024:

  • Poster title: Evaluating the NHs englANd Complications of Excess weight clinics for children and young people

    Yorkshire obesity research alliance (YORA) conference event 22nd September 2024

    Lead Author: E Ioannou