article_snippet: The NHS is rationing operations and treatment for patients deemed too fat.
article_snippet: An investigation has found that four in five health trusts refuse to fund some procedures for patients classified obese.
article_snippet: four in five health trusts refuse to fund some procedures for patients classified obese include hip and knee surgery, IVF, joint replacements and in the case of one organisation, all routine operations.
article_snippet: An investigation has found that four in five health trusts refuse to fund some procedures for patients classified obese.
article_snippet: – local NHS bodies – showed that 38 per cent restricted some procedures for obese patients.
article_snippet: Herts Valleys CCG in Hertfordshire refuses to offer any routine surgery to patients whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is above 35.
article_snippet: And a total of 30 CCGs refused to pay for IVF for women with a BMI of over 30.
article_snippet: The figures reveal that Herts Valleys CCG in Hertfordshire Hertfordshire refuses to offer any routine surgery to patients whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is above 35 .
article_snippet: Several of the CCGs said that IVF and joint replacements, for example, weren’t always successful for the obese patients and therefore not ‘cost effective.
article_snippet: Last year managers at Northern, Eastern and Western Devon CCG threatened to ban all treatments for anyone with a BMI above 35 to help cut a £14.5 million shortfall in £ budget.
article_snippet: Last year managers at Northern, Eastern and Western Devon CCG subsequently dropped the proposals following an outcry from patient groups and health professionals, including the Royal College of Surgeons.
highlights_snippet: One hospital has restricted all routine operations for obese patients .
  