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| Peterborough hospital staff wear 'fat suits' | Peterborough hospital staff wear 'fat suits' |
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| About 1,000 hospital staff are being trained to better understand their obese patients by wearing a "fat suit". | About 1,000 hospital staff are being trained to better understand their obese patients by wearing a "fat suit". |
| The 6kg (13lb) suit is designed to help reduce injuries to staff and patients at Peterborough City Hospital. | The 6kg (13lb) suit is designed to help reduce injuries to staff and patients at Peterborough City Hospital. |
| Moving and handling trainer Rolf Stobbart said as a result of the suit, staff were "thinking about patients in a different way". | Moving and handling trainer Rolf Stobbart said as a result of the suit, staff were "thinking about patients in a different way". |
| The number of the hospital's patients weighing over 28 stone (180kg) has risen from six in 2010 to 52 this year. | The number of the hospital's patients weighing over 28 stone (180kg) has risen from six in 2010 to 52 this year. |
| The heaviest patient the hospital has treated has been 55 stone (349kg). | The heaviest patient the hospital has treated has been 55 stone (349kg). |
| 'Patient's dignity' | 'Patient's dignity' |
| The £1,000 suit was donated to the hospital by the charity Friends of Peterborough Hospital. | The £1,000 suit was donated to the hospital by the charity Friends of Peterborough Hospital. |
| When worn by staff it is designed to give them the proportions of a 40-stone (254kg) person and restrict their movement. | When worn by staff it is designed to give them the proportions of a 40-stone (254kg) person and restrict their movement. |
| Julie Tebb, from the hospital's moving and handling team, said: "I found it quite uncomfortable to be completely flat on my back. | Julie Tebb, from the hospital's moving and handling team, said: "I found it quite uncomfortable to be completely flat on my back. |
| "It restricts my airways, and I find it difficult to breathe." | |
| The care of obese patients is known as bariatric medicine. | The care of obese patients is known as bariatric medicine. |
| Mr Stobbart said: "Having the staff prepared with the knowledge of dealing with the bariatric patient, it's [about] techniques we already use but in a different format." | Mr Stobbart said: "Having the staff prepared with the knowledge of dealing with the bariatric patient, it's [about] techniques we already use but in a different format." |
| In October, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence issued draft guidance which said doctors treating obese or overweight patients should be "respectful" and "non-blaming". | In October, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence issued draft guidance which said doctors treating obese or overweight patients should be "respectful" and "non-blaming". |
| Just over a quarter of adults in England are classed as obese and a further 41% of men and 33% of women as overweight. | Just over a quarter of adults in England are classed as obese and a further 41% of men and 33% of women as overweight. |