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Obese patients are having to put on weight to become eligible for weight loss surgery due to "inconsistent and unethical" funding constraints in some parts of the country, leading doctors have said.
Some patients eligible for operations have to wait until they develop a serious illness such as diabetes or get even heavier before they receive much-needed treatment, the Royal College of Surgeons (RSC) said.
A Department of Health spokesman said independent guidance on obesity from the NICE recommended that "drugs and surgery should always be a last resort".
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Not all obese patients or people should go under surgery but only those who really need to prevent more harm to their health. I suppose the surgery will take longer time, and there would be some cases that may not be advisable to go under surgical correction. Only their own GP could say
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Yes! And while we're at it, lets stop wasting time and money on alcoholics. They should just stop drinking!! And why spend so much helping people to stop smoking?! Come to think of it why help any of them?! We help because we can, because people need our help, because it is right to do so. I hope those who think it is too much to help people improve their health never in need for themselves
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Yes this shows that obesity is increasing. However, please can someone explain why over a million children need to be measured in order to show this trend? Most other trends are demonstrated by measuring a representative sample of the population. Surely this would be a more cost-effective means of examining obesity trends. The current measurement programme is hugely time-consuming for school health teams
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Whatever you feel about the cause of obesity, and experts agree it is not simply a matter of gluttony, the fact is the problem is there. If we do nothing they consume vast NHS resources eg, diabetic treatment. Surgery saves that money whether you like these patients or not. So do the maths - and stop wasting money when we have a fix
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I believe that there is enough in the way of education and support etc to avoid becoming obese and the MAJORITY of these patients could do more to help themselves. For that number that have syndromes, metabolic disorders, medical problems or factors beyond their control that cause obesity, other than gluttony or sloth, surgery should be available. People should take responsibility for their own health and not expect the all-giving NHS to sort out problems caused by lifestyle. I would hazard that a lot of people in this country have factors they would like to have sorted out by surgery but would never expect the NHS to pick up the tab; why is self-inflicted obesity any different from that? The NHS, and the public sector in general, is in a parlous state. Just because an operation is possible does not mean that it should be given as an absolute right
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I think this idea is ridiculous - to encourage folk to PUT ON WEIGHT - so they can be eligible for surgery for obesity! What in the world are we coming to?
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What utter nonsense. Stop mucking about - people choose their lifestyle including what they eat. If they choose to eat too much and exercise not enough, then they have to live with the consequence of that choice. I know - I was morbidly obese and now am not due to taking responsibility for my lifestyle and my health. Stop wasting time and money debating this type of nonsense
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It saddens me that people still discriminate against people that suffer with obesity. What people need to understand is that the reasons people overeat are very complex, why else would intelligent human beings find themselves with this problem. Most people have not experienced obesity so stop judging. The costs to the country of obesity related illnessess is vast and growing. Not everyone is suitable for surgery or would even want it. It is a last resort, It is NOT an easy option. It is painful and difficult to eat and can be extremely unpleasant at times. Have you thought that people must feel pretty desperate to even consider weight loss surgery in the first place? If a person who is morbidly obese presents themselves asking for this drastic help they should be supported. iEnsure they are nformed of the facts of living with the difficulties that are encountered following bariatric surgery and if suitable and prepared to go through with it they should be fully supported. The NHS cannot fix everything but the financial savings this surgery makes can not be ignored.
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