Why the NHS should do more bariatric surgery; how much should we do?

The number of people getting bariatric surgery is falling despite rising rates of obesity and diabetes. Richard Welbourn and colleagues examine why and argue that better access has potential to reduce long term costs of care

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Published inBMJ (Online) Vol. 353; p. i1472
Main Authors Welbourn, Richard, le Roux, Carel W, Owen-Smith, Amanda, Wordsworth, Sarah, Blazeby, Jane M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England British Medical Journal Publishing Group 11.05.2016
BMJ Publishing Group LTD
Subjects
Analysis
Bariatric Surgery - economics
Bariatric Surgery - statistics & numerical data
Body mass index
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Diabetes
Diabetes mellitus
Evidence-Based Medicine
Gastrointestinal surgery
Health Services Research
Humans
Lifestyles
Multidisciplinary teams
Obesity
Obesity, Morbid - epidemiology
Obesity, Morbid - prevention & control
Obesity, Morbid - surgery
Patient Selection
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Primary care
State Medicine - economics
State Medicine - organization & administration
Surgery
United Kingdom
Weight control
United Kingdom > UK
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Summary:The number of people getting bariatric surgery is falling despite rising rates of obesity and diabetes. Richard Welbourn and colleagues examine why and argue that better access has potential to reduce long term costs of care
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ISSN:1756-1833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.i1472