and clinicians and FOIs since new national and professional society guidance has been issued. In the interim a position statement and FAQs has been issued to CCGs. Bariatric surgery in Bariatric surgery in adults Bariatric surgery in adults (primary surgery) Updated as per PR2017-07; adults (primary ratified by all Kent and Medway Bariatric surgery in adults became the Prior approval is required for this procedure (). surgery) CCGs. commissioning responsibility of CCGs in April New policy as per PR2017-07 2017. A Kent and Medway wide policy on Note additional eligibility criteria are in place for access to tier 3 and tier 4 obesity services is Formalising current access to tier 3 specialist weight management currently under development. Please contact arrangements by explicitly services across Kent and Medway. A Kent and individual CCGs for their current commissioning specifying that approval is Medway wide policy on access to tier 3 policies on bariatric surgery and revision of required. specialist weight management services is bariatric surgery. currently under development. Please contact cross-reference to policy individual CCGs for their current commissioning on status of patients ‘Smoking policies on tier 3 specialist weight management prior to non-urgent surgery’. services. This is an interim policy currently under review. Refer also to the policy on status ‘Smoking of patients prior to non-urgent surgery’. Bariatric surgery in Bariatric surgery in adults Bariatric surgery in adults (revision surgery) Updated as per PR2017-08; adults (revision ratified by all Kent and Medway Bariatric surgery in adults became the Prior approval is required for this procedure (). surgery) CCGs. commissioning responsibility of CCGs in April New policy as per PR2017-08. 2017. A Kent and Medway wide policy on Refer also to the policy on status of ‘Smoking access to tier 3 and tier 4 obesity services is Formalising current patients prior to non-urgent surgery’. currently under development. Please contact arrangements by explicitly individual CCGs for their current commissioning specifying that prior approval is policies on bariatric surgery and revision of required. bariatric surgery. Added cross-reference to policy on status of patients ‘Smoking prior to non-urgent surgery’. The policy title has been changed to distinguish between primary and revision surgery (for which there are now separate policies)
and clinicians and FOIs since new national and professional society guidance has been issued. In the interim a position statement and FAQs has been issued to CCGs. Bariatric surgery in adults (primary surgery) Bariatric surgery in adults Bariatric surgery in adults became the commissioning responsibility of CCGs in April 2017. A Kent and Medway wide policy on access to tier 3 and tier 4 obesity services is currently under development. Please contact individual CCGs for their current commissioning policies on bariatric surgery and revision of bariatric surgery. Bariatric surgery in adults (primary surgery) Prior approval is required for this procedure (). New policy as per PR2017-07 Note additional eligibility criteria are in place for access to tier 3 specialist weight management services across Kent and Medway. A Kent and Medway wide policy on access to tier 3 specialist weight management services is currently under development. Please contact individual CCGs for their current commissioning policies on tier 3 specialist weight management services. This is an interim policy currently under review. Refer also to the policy on ‘Smoking status of patients prior to non-urgent surgery’. Updated as per PR2017-07; ratified by all Kent and Medway CCGs. Formalising current arrangements by explicitly specifying that approval is required. cross-reference to policy on ‘Smoking status of patients prior to non-urgent surgery’. Bariatric surgery in adults (revision surgery) Bariatric surgery in adults Bariatric surgery in adults became the commissioning responsibility of CCGs in April 2017. A Kent and Medway wide policy on access to tier 3 and tier 4 obesity services is currently under development. Please contact individual CCGs for their current commissioning policies on bariatric surgery and revision of bariatric surgery. Bariatric surgery in adults (revision surgery) Prior approval is required for this procedure (). New policy as per PR2017-08. Refer also to the policy on ‘Smoking status of patients prior to non-urgent surgery’. Updated as per PR2017-08; ratified by all Kent and Medway CCGs. Formalising current arrangements by explicitly specifying that prior approval is required. Added cross-reference to policy on ‘Smoking status of patients prior to non-urgent surgery’. The policy title has been changed to distinguish between primary and revision surgery (for which there are now separate policies)
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