NICE, gastric bands and yet more conflicts of interest
Thursday’s headlines last week were “Two million eligible for gastric bands… and if they all had the operation, the bill
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bariatric surgery
NICE has ended any debate about its independence
On Wednesday February 12th 2014 the UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (it used to be the National
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Was it National Obesity week last week?
It’s lovely to be back on home turf of obesity and what a week it was for people interested in
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Bariatric Surgery: What’s it all about?
Wednesday 13th April 2011 must have been “Free PR for bariatric surgery day”. I could not read a paper, watch
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“Surgery is better than dieting, says conflicted doctor”
“Surgery is better than dieting, says top doctor”. Zoe Harcombe highlights the conflict of interest in this Sunday Times story.
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Obesity & Surgery
The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines are that anyone with a BMI over 40 (or a BMI over
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NHS Slimming operations have doubled in one year
Official figures show that there were 4,619 bariatric surgery operations in England in 2008 – a 51% increase on the
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