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A review is examining if weight loss surgery should be offered to greater numbers of obese people in Wales.
Welsh ministers are awaiting a report into criteria deciding who is eligible for operations which could mean surgery is available for the less obese.
The review is also considering the cost to the NHS of changing guidelines.
One surgeon said Wales should eventually lower the threshold at which people qualify for NHS-funded surgery, as recommended by a health watchdog.
In Wales the threshold is set for patients with a BMI, or body mass index, of 50. Patients must also have either severe and uncontrolled high blood pressure, sleep apnoea or diabetes.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-20814939
Welsh ministers are awaiting a report into criteria deciding who is eligible for operations which could mean surgery is available for the less obese.
The review is also considering the cost to the NHS of changing guidelines.
One surgeon said Wales should eventually lower the threshold at which people qualify for NHS-funded surgery, as recommended by a health watchdog.
In Wales the threshold is set for patients with a BMI, or body mass index, of 50. Patients must also have either severe and uncontrolled high blood pressure, sleep apnoea or diabetes.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-20814939