Health plans tie GPs to councils
Local authorities are set to enjoy significant influence over GP consortia decisions, writes Nick Bo...
Viewpoint - Dietary issues and weight loss surgery
Weight-loss surgery works best when patients adhere to dietary advice, both preand post-operation, a...
Online-only article: Dyslipidaemia and hypertension in cardiovascular disease
Weight loss offers an effective method of managing dyslipidaemia, hypertension and dysglycaemia. By ...
The Basics - Understanding hypercholesterolaemia
Hypercholesterolaemia can lead to an increased cardiovascular risk profile....
Give incentives to improve lifestyles, NICE panel says
People should be given incentives to change their unhealthy lifestyles, according to a NICE committe...
DoH removes 'obese' from child BMI letters
The DoH's National Child Measurement Programme will no longer refer to children with high BMI as 'ob...
Exclusive: Half of PCTs ignore bariatric surgery guidance
Over half of the UK's primary care organisations (PCOs) do not follow NICE or SIGN guidance on baria...
PCTs create bariatric surgery lottery
GP commissioners could end a postcode lottery for access to bariatric surgery by enforcing NICE guid...
Bariatric failings must be tackled
Local restrictions are leaving patients eligible for obesity surgery without treatment....
Anti-addiction drug combination studied in weight loss
Combination treatment with the anti-addiction drugs naltrexone and bupropion could help tackle obesi...
