First NHS Patients Receive Gastric Balloon Weight Loss Treatment

Published on January 23, 2024

The first NHS patients have been treated with a weight-loss pill that contains a gastric balloon, the Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has reported. The new type of weight-loss treatment is meant to make patients feel fuller for longer. The delivery of the treatment takes around 15 minutes. Consultant bariatric surgeon Richard Welbourn, from Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, said, “We are very pleased to be able to offer this new treatment, a first for the NHS.” He added that patients must follow a balanced nutrition and fitness plan as part of “meaningful weight loss” offered by the pill. The treatment has been approved by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice). The first two NHS patients  received the treatment at Musgrove Park Hospital, part of Somerset NHS Foundation Trust....

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