Introduction to the GP Hub
March 16, 2023
Bariatric surgery is the most clinical- and cost-effective treatment for severe obesity[1-4]. In England, on average, 6500-7000 procedures are performed annually and around 75,000 patients had bariatric surgery between 2008-2019[5-6]. Bariatric surgery works by influencing complex biological processes including influencing the gut hormones that con...
March 6, 2023
This guidance aims to provide GPs with an accessible summary of BOMSS nutritional guidance to support GPs managing adults who have had bariatric surge...
March 16, 2023
Primary care management of post operative bariatric patients...
March 10, 2023
Bariatric surgery is a safe and effective treatment for obesity, and many of its related comorbidities. It works by influencing complex biological pro...
March 16, 2023
The aim of this questionnaire is to help us to assess your diet and eating pattern during the last 12 months. Please answer as honestly as you can, bu...
March 16, 2023
This guide should be read in conjunction with the other GP guidance available on the British Obesity and Metabolic surgery Society (BOMSS) website.
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March 16, 2023
This document briefly discusses medications, nutritional guidance including vitamin supplementation is detailed elsewhere....
September 6, 2023
We understand that accessing bariatric (weight loss) surgery on the NHS can be a frustrating experience and BOMSS is working hard to improve this situ...
September 4, 2023
BOMSS Council members Helen Parretti and Omar Khan, and BOMSS Trustee Rachel Batterham, were members of the NICE committee who drew up this guidance t...