Clinical Commissioning Groups must do more to implement BAPRAS guidelines for body contouring

4th December 2015

 

New research presented at our recent Winter Scientific Meeting shows that many clinical commissioning groups in England have yet to implement national guidelines for reconstructive body contouring surgery following massive weight loss.

More than 70 per cent of 'massive weight loss' patients (those who have lost more than 50% of their excess body weight) seek body contouring surgery to improve functional and social wellbeing.

BAPRAS produced NICE-accredited commissioning guidelines in March 2014, to standardise referral pathways and eliminate the postcode lottery but a recent survey found that only 7 percent of CCGs had implemented the guidelines and only 35% were aware of their existence.

Wider dissemination of best available evidence to body contouring guidelines is imperative to inform patients, GPs and CCGs and would allow patients a real chance to reintegrate into society as healthy, contributing individuals

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