Thread: Obese people and smokers to be refused surgery (now in review)
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Old 03-09-2016, 17:28   #4
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Re: Obese people and smokers to be refused surgery (now in review)
From 2005
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Obese people are to be denied some surgical procedures in a bid to cut costs in the NHS. Three Suffolk primary care trusts have ruled patients with a body mass index (BMI) over 30 will not get operations like hip and knee replacements.
2008
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About one in 10 hospitals already deny some surgery to obese patients and smokers, with restrictions most common in hospitals battling debt
Nothing new. Anyone would think that everything only started in 2010.
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