Gastric sleeve
Gastric Sleeve on the NHS
Reading Time: 2 minutes Gastric sleeve surgery is now the dominant bariatric surgery procedure in the NHS and across the world. It’s grown very popular over the last few
21 May, 2019 No Comments
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Gastric band
Why so few NHS bands?
Reading Time: 3 minutes We look into the success and failures of the gastric band and tackle the big question that gets asked regularly in the UK. Why does
16 May, 2019 No Comments
Gastric band
Can I Get Weight Loss Surgery on the NHS?
Reading Time: 3 minutes The simple truth is that it’s very unlikely you’ll be able to get weight loss surgery through the NHS. Although the guidelines for the NHS
17 October, 2018 No Comments
Gastric band
10 Reasons to Choose Healthier Weight
Reading Time: 3 minutes We know that it can be just as difficult to choose between weight loss surgery providers as it can be between providers of any service
17 October, 2018 No Comments
Health
The NHS needs to perform more weight loss surgeries to save money and reduce Type 2 diabetes
Reading Time: 3 minutes Latest from the IFSO (International Federation for the surgery of Obesity & Metabolic Disorders): The NHS needs to carry out more obesity surgeries. You may
2 September, 2018 No Comments
NHS
Update: Weight loss & the NHS
Reading Time: 4 minutes Why is the NHS doing fewer weight loss surgery procedures when more and more people would benefit from them? It would be too easy to give
1 May, 2018 No Comments
Health
Beware the Online GP!
Reading Time: 2 minutes I was relieved to read today that the Care Quality Commission has competed a review of England’s remote GP services, and some pharmacy services.As I
26 March, 2018 No Comments
General obesity
More obesity discrimination: The NHS will deny non-urgent surgery to obese patients
Reading Time: 1 minute The NHS will deny obese patients their right to surgery unless they lose weight. You may have read my earlier blog, Fat shaming: how society
5 March, 2018 No Comments