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The father of a teenage girl in the grips of a crippling stomach disorder has spoken of his devastation after the NHS refused to pay for vital surgery.
Lauren Dobbe, 14, was diagnosed six months ago by a doctor as needing a £17,198 operation to have a gastric stimulator fitted allowing her to eat again.
But Merton Clinical Commissioning Group has refused the operation, saying it may not be effective and could make her condition worse.
Her father James Dobbe, 47, said: "I am devastated they have knocked us back, I just want my daughter to be free of pain.
http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/..._refuses_vital_funding_to_treat_his_daughter/
Lauren Dobbe, 14, was diagnosed six months ago by a doctor as needing a £17,198 operation to have a gastric stimulator fitted allowing her to eat again.
But Merton Clinical Commissioning Group has refused the operation, saying it may not be effective and could make her condition worse.
Her father James Dobbe, 47, said: "I am devastated they have knocked us back, I just want my daughter to be free of pain.
http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/..._refuses_vital_funding_to_treat_his_daughter/