Bariatric surgery can be cost effective
Analysis by the Office of Health Economics estimated that between around 10,000 and 140,000 of patients could receive bariatric surgery based on the assumption of between 1% and 25% of patients eligible for surgery choosing to take this option. Overall the economic benefit ranged between £382m and £1,295m savings after three years to the NHS after surgery if 25% of patients potentially eligible for surgery chose this option.