A recent story in the BBC caught our attention today. The article discusses whether severely overweight patients should be forced to go through weight-management services prior to having elective surgery. The National Obesity Forum (NOF) argues that at a time when the NHS is facing a huge financial pressure, these weight-management services cost a lot of money. Cardiff and Vale Health Board (the authors of the proposal) state that achieving a healthy weight (so a BMI* between 18.5-24.9 kg/m2) prior to surgery improves post-surgery outcomes. No one would dispute that. The real issue seems to be the way in which this healthy weight is reached. Tam Fry, a spokesman for NOF says that the trust should "...accept that the patient is extremely obese, act promptly now and that will start to save volumes of money for the NHS in the future". What are your thoughts on the article? bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-23190072
Posted on: Sat, 06 Jul 2013 11:40:59 +0000
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