Select committee: Health and Social Care Committee
Conclusion 9
5th Report - Food and Weight Management: Modernising obesity treatment
Published 23 Oct 2026
Addressed to Department of Health and Social Care
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Conclusion (the committee's words)
Bariatric surgery is a cost-effective underutilised treatment for obesity. Current provision is unacceptably limited and not all who might benefit from surgery can access it. (Conclusion, Paragraph 35)
From: Health and Social Care Committee, 5th Report - Food and Weight Management: Modernising obesity treatment (HC 518), 23 October 2026
Government response
Government response awaited: deadline 23 December 2026.