Obesity surgery in the NHS soars by 40%

The amount of ‘bariatric surgery’ carried out by the NHS to treat obesity soared by 40% last year, according to figures published by The NHS Information Centre.In 2007/08, the NHS performed 2,724 operations to treat obese patients, including stomach stapling, gastric bypasses and sleeve gastrectomy compared to 1,951 the previous year. Overall, hospital admissions for…