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Joint Replacements: Obesity

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that ICBs adhere to NICE guidance on the use of BMI thresholds for referral for joint replacement surgery.

answeredHelen MorganDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
20 Apr 2026
Target answer date
22 Apr 2026
Answer
28 Apr 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 20 Apr 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that ICBs adhere to NICE guidance on the use of BMI thresholds for referral for joint replacement surgery.

  2. 22 Apr 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 28 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    The Department has made no specific assessment of the potential impact of body mass index (BMI) based restrictions on health inequalities.It is the responsibility of individual integrated care boards to determine policies for their local area, including t...

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