Referral criteria and assessment for bariatric surgery: summary of updated NICE guidance

What you need to knowThese updated recommendations provide a non-exhaustive example list of obesity-related comorbidities that can be improved by bariatric surgeryThe updated guideline removes the recommendation for people to have attempted all non-surgical interventions or to be under management of a tier 3 service in order to be assessed for bariatric surgeryMedical, nutritional, surgical, and psychological multidisciplinary team assessments should continue to be undertaken in people living with obesity as part of the specialist weight management serviceUntil this year, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) had recommended bariatric surgery as a treatment option for people with a body mass index (BMI, weight (kg)/(height (m)2) of ≥40, or with a BMI of 35-39.9 with a significant obesity-related comorbidity, only if all non-surgical interventions had been tried first and the person was receiving management in a tier 3 service. New NICE guidelines now recommend that these groups of…
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