Joint Replacements: Obesity
Commons · Question 128394 · Tabled 20 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Helen Morgan
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of BMI-based restriction on access to joint replacement surgery on health inequalities.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 28 Apr 2026
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...