Joint Replacements: Surgery
Commons · Question 111654 · Tabled 9 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Bob Blackman
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to investigate the use of body mass index thresholds as a means of determining eligibility for joint replacement surgery.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 13 Feb 2026
I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to the Hon. Member for Rushcliffe on 20 November 2025 to Question 89688.