Policy and regulation

Burnham attacks 'judgmental' restrictions on surgery for obese patients

By 2015-01-15T15:00:00

Andy Burnham

Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham has attacked attempts by NHS commissioners to restrict routine surgery for overweight patients and smokers.

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