Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 122460

Joint Replacements: Obesity

Tabled: 19 March 2026

Answered: 25 March 2026

Named Day

Question

Mr Peter Bedford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what work is being done to investigate the use of body mass index thresholds as a means of determining eligibility for joint replacement surgery.

Answer

Karin Smyth

I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to the Hon. Member for Rushcliffe on 20 November 2025 to Question 89688.