Thousands in agony as NHS slammed for denying patients hip and knee surgery due to high BMI

NEARLY one in five NHS organisations are denying patients knee and hip replacement surgery because of their weight, a new ...

‘I took out a loan to save my father’s life’: the families borrowing to beat the NHS waiting list

Judith Stephenson couldn’t afford the £13,000 for her elderly father’s hip replacement, but if she didn’t find the money his ...

UK patients ‘denied joint replacement operations because they are obese’

The National Institue for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) advises against using BMI to exclude patients from referral to ...
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I’m an orthopaedic hip surgeon. These are the mistakes midlifers make that lead to pain and surgery

Demand for hip replacements is rising. Around 100,000 of the procedures are performed each year in the UK, and by 2060 this ...
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The best treatments for arthritis if you want to avoid a hip replacement

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Arthritic hips are no walk in the park. The first signs of trouble can creep up subtly with morning pain and stiffness. Before you ...