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star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2017-10-13more like thismore than 2017-10-13
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Department of Health more like this
star this property answering dept id 17 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Health more like this
unstar this property answering dept sort name Health more like this
star this property hansard heading Obesity: Surgery more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of NICE guidance on bariatric surgery (CG189). more like this
star this property tabling member constituency York Central more like this
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Rachael Maskell more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2017-10-18more like thismore than 2017-10-18
star this property answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) issued a clinical guideline on the identification, assessment and management of obesity in 2014 that makes recommendations on the use of bariatric surgery.</p><p> </p><p>NICE’s guideline recommends bariatric surgery as an option for people with obesity if all of the following criteria are fulfilled:</p><p> </p><p>- They have a body mass index of 40 kg/m2 or more, or between 35 kg/m2 and 40 kg/m2 and other significant diseases (for example, type 2 diabetes or high blood pressure) that could be improved if they lost weight;</p><p>- All appropriate non-surgical measures have been tried but the person has not achieved or maintained adequate, clinically beneficial weight loss;</p><p>- The person has been receiving or will receive intensive management in a tier 3 service;</p><p>- The person is generally fit for anaesthesia and surgery; and</p><p>- The person commits to the need for long-term follow-up.</p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Winchester more like this
unstar this property answering member printed Steve Brine remove filter
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less than 2017-10-18T16:50:23.683Zmore like thismore than 2017-10-18T16:50:23.683Z
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star this property label Biography information for Steve Brine more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Rachael Maskell more like this