United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 111360
Joint Replacements: Surgery
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5 February 2026
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13 February 2026 · Answer
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13 February 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to end the use of body mass index as a criterion for determining eligibility for joint replacement surgery.
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5 February 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to end the use of body mass index as a criterion for determining eligibility for joint replacement surgery.
Source: Commons
13 February 2026
Answer
It is the responsibility of individual integrated care boards to determine clinical commissioning policies for their local areas, including eligibility for joint replacement surgery.As with all surgery, body mass index (BMI) should be considered as part o...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-02-05/111360
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1878884
- uk · wq-1878884 · source updated 13 February 2026