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| Harrogate obesity and smoking 'surgery ban' move | Harrogate obesity and smoking 'surgery ban' move |
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| A health authority is to deny operations to the obese and smokers for six months as a cost-cutting move. | A health authority is to deny operations to the obese and smokers for six months as a cost-cutting move. |
| NHS Harrogate and Rural District Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) said the new rules would affect patients with a BMI of 30 and over and smokers. | NHS Harrogate and Rural District Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) said the new rules would affect patients with a BMI of 30 and over and smokers. |
| These patients would have to attend either a weight management programme or stop smoking service for six months as part of an £8.4m savings plan. | These patients would have to attend either a weight management programme or stop smoking service for six months as part of an £8.4m savings plan. |
| NHS England halted nearby NHS Vale of York CCG doing a similar policy. | NHS England halted nearby NHS Vale of York CCG doing a similar policy. |
| For more on this and other North Yorkshire stories | For more on this and other North Yorkshire stories |
| Amanda Bloor, of Harrogate and Rural CCG, said: "The CCG are not saying patients can't have the surgery. | Amanda Bloor, of Harrogate and Rural CCG, said: "The CCG are not saying patients can't have the surgery. |
| 'Public outcry' | 'Public outcry' |
| "By introducing a six-month health optimisation period, we are encouraging and supporting patients to undertake a lifestyle change which will provide them with the best possible clinical outcome." | "By introducing a six-month health optimisation period, we are encouraging and supporting patients to undertake a lifestyle change which will provide them with the best possible clinical outcome." |
| "The NHS spends around £9bn a year on patient care for those living with diabetes and with spending on obesity-related ill-health and smoking-related illness increasing year on year." | "The NHS spends around £9bn a year on patient care for those living with diabetes and with spending on obesity-related ill-health and smoking-related illness increasing year on year." |
| Ian Eardley, vice president of the Royal College of Surgeons, said: "The policies for smokers and overweight patients that Harrogate and Rural District CCG intend to impose ignore the public outcry that surrounded similar plans." | Ian Eardley, vice president of the Royal College of Surgeons, said: "The policies for smokers and overweight patients that Harrogate and Rural District CCG intend to impose ignore the public outcry that surrounded similar plans." |
| St Helens CCG was recently forced to abandon plans to save money by stopping all non-urgent referrals for four months. | |
| The BMI and smoking policies would not apply to certain groups such as patients undergoing surgery for cancer, children and frail elderly people. | The BMI and smoking policies would not apply to certain groups such as patients undergoing surgery for cancer, children and frail elderly people. |