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Obtuse plan for obese surgery

Changes to the way the province is delivering surgery for obese patients is lengthening wait times for treatments and putting patients at risk, says an Ottawa-area specialist. The province has shut the door on out-of-country surgeries and created its own in-province centres of excellence.[...]

Loss of U.S. option for bariatric surgery hurts the obese: Doc

Changes to the way the province is delivering surgery for obese patients is lengthening wait times for treatments and putting patients at risk, says an Ottawa-area specialist.

Expert Obesity Group Welcomes News That The NHS Is Working To Address Nations Growing Number Of People Suffering With ...

When faced with such an epidemic, healthcare professionals have little choice but to respond. The 1992 Health of the Nation report set targets for weight reduction in the English population by 2005, but obesity rates have continued to climb. There are currently over one million people in the UK suffering with severe and complex obesity (defined by NICE as a BMI of over 40 or between 35 and 40 if ...

Obesity Surgery Up Tenfold In England

The number of NHS operations for bariatric or weight loss surgery has increased tenfold in England since 2000 say researchers, who suggest the main reason is because obese patients are more aware of it as a viable treatment option. Researchers at Imperial College London conducted their observational population cohort study, which covered all the people who had a first elective bariatric ...

Patients still keen on censured surgeon

Professor Richard Stubbs is one of New Zealand's most acclaimed surgeons, yet he has been found guilty of professional misconduct by the medical tribunal