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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Storm Newton

Hip surgery policies based on weight ‘worsen health inequality’, study warns

PA Wire

NHS policies that restrict a patient’s access to hip replacement surgery based on their weight have been criticised as “restrictive” by researchers.

A study by the University of Bristol said rules put in place by NHS clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) across England more than a decade ago are “inappropriate and worsening health inequalities”.

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