Exclusive: 72-year-old who worked for the NHS for 15 years denied operation that would stop her daily pain because her BMI is too high
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Exclusive: 72-year-old who worked for the NHS for 15 years denied operation that would stop her daily pain because her BMI is too high
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With every step she takes, 72-year-old Sue Smith is in agony.
The retired NHS clinician has been on the waiting list for a knee replacement for four years and walks, she says, as though her leg is broken.
NHS BMI measures ‘don’t work for around 3 million patients’, a health analyst has warned
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Around 2.5 million people are currently estimated to be on weight-loss medications in the UK
