angie790
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When I was in hospital having my operation, I met & got chatting to a BBC reporter who was following the journey of another WLS patient in at the same time as me.
She is currently in the process of making a series for the BBC about bariatric surgery. There will be many aspects to what she plans to cover, but one of the primary perspectives she wants to include is the postcode lottery when it comes to qualifying for WLS on the NHS, and what impact this is having on people who want/need WLS, but are having difficulty or have been refused PCT funding (even if they did on paper meet the citeria for their area). She is also interested in the stories of people who did not quality/were refused NHS funding and felt compelled to go private and/or abroad for surgery; or those who paid privately & went abroad but needed urgent aftercare on the NHS due to complications. (Not mentioning any names, but I know of quite a few of you on here who have had a long hard struggle for funding....)
She assures me that if anyone would be interested in talking to her about their story, it can be kept strictly anonymous if that is preferred.
I chatted to her quite a bit while I was there and she seems a very genuine lady, who is looking to create something more balanced than what is generally strewn across the media at the moment, expecially in the backlash of government cuts.
If anyone might be interested, please PM me with your full name, e-mail address & phone-number, so I can pass your details on. In the interests of confidentiality, you don't need to tell me anything about what you would be happy to talk to her about!
Cheers everyone.
She is currently in the process of making a series for the BBC about bariatric surgery. There will be many aspects to what she plans to cover, but one of the primary perspectives she wants to include is the postcode lottery when it comes to qualifying for WLS on the NHS, and what impact this is having on people who want/need WLS, but are having difficulty or have been refused PCT funding (even if they did on paper meet the citeria for their area). She is also interested in the stories of people who did not quality/were refused NHS funding and felt compelled to go private and/or abroad for surgery; or those who paid privately & went abroad but needed urgent aftercare on the NHS due to complications. (Not mentioning any names, but I know of quite a few of you on here who have had a long hard struggle for funding....)
She assures me that if anyone would be interested in talking to her about their story, it can be kept strictly anonymous if that is preferred.
I chatted to her quite a bit while I was there and she seems a very genuine lady, who is looking to create something more balanced than what is generally strewn across the media at the moment, expecially in the backlash of government cuts.
If anyone might be interested, please PM me with your full name, e-mail address & phone-number, so I can pass your details on. In the interests of confidentiality, you don't need to tell me anything about what you would be happy to talk to her about!
Cheers everyone.
