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Joint Replacements: Obesity

Asked by James NaishLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 9 January 2026UIN 102906

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to end the blanket use of body mass index thresholds to determine eligibility for joint replacement surgery.

Answered by Karin Smyth

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

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