Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 89688
Joint Replacements: Surgery
Tabled: 11 November 2025
Answered: 20 November 2025
Question
James Naish
Labour — Rushcliffe
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of removing the use of body mass index thresholds to determine eligibility for joint replacement surgery.
Answer
Karin SmythThe Department has made no specific assessment of the potential merits of removing the use of body mass index (BMI) thresholds to determine eligibility for joint replacement surgery. It is the responsibility of individual integrated care boards to determi...
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