Give obese people specialist help in their locality – it’s their right

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

The Government’s medical advisory body, NICE, says the UK should have a network of dedicated centres, staffed with experts in weight loss, exercise, and talking therapies, to help obese patients reverse their weight gain, and avoid the need for surgery. This doesn’t currently exist.

Obesity is often about much more than ‘just eat less’ otherwise millions of people would have just taken that advice. NICE recommends that prior to offering bariatric surgery (Tier 4) the NHS should provide a network of dedicated centres, staffed with experts in weight loss, exercise, and talking therapies, to help obese lose weight (Tier 3). Currently these centres are few and far between.
This petition calls for more Tier 3 centres so all obese are able to access Tier 3 services as a right.

Why it was rejected

It was created under a fake or incomplete name.

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Timeline

28 Apr 2016	Petition opened for signatures
29 Apr 2016	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12

Status Rejected

Rejected 29 Apr 2016

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