Occasional Paper 03 - Surgery to Aid Weight Reduction in the North East and Yorkshire and Humber Regions

This study would confirm that the availability of surgery for obesity varies between the regions.

Furthermore, the access to the surgery by PCTs is also variable. It would seem that those who could benefit from this type of intervention may not be obtaining it.

There are centres undertaking very small numbers of procedures and the inference from the NICE guidance is that this should cease.

• Obesity
• North East Data

• Elective Services
• General and Acute Services, Surgery
• Overweight
• Secondary and Tertiary Services
• Weight
• Weight Gain
• Weight Loss
• Weight Management