United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 128394
Joint Replacements: Obesity
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20 April 2026
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28 April 2026 · Answer
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Summary
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.
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20 April 2026
Written question
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.
Source: Commons
28 April 2026
Answer
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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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-04-20/128394
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1901477
- uk · wq-1901477 · source updated 28 April 2026