East and North hertfordshire PCT trying to seach their website!!!

[Mrs_CakeyBun]

I am trying to find out if my PCT fund plastics following WLS (I privatly funded wls)

http://www.enherts-pct.nhs.uk/index.asp

The website is a nightmare....I cant find anything about either WLS or plastics could some one else have a look if they have a minute as it so frustrating:cry:

 

[j.u.s.t.l.i.z.]

plastics is hard to get on nhs after paying private for a wls op, it is possible tho but takes a long time, get your gp to record your weight losses in there books then u have to maintain a balanced healthy weight for 2 years then they may consider it if its funded in your area.

 

[Mrs_CakeyBun]

I think it is but wanted to check...by brother was in hospital for 3 weeks having a tumor removed from his throat and the guy in the next bed had just had a full tummy tuck after loosing 12 stone on a privatly funded bypass...at the time i wasnt really looking into it just remember talking to him a few times and fidning he had paid for his wls himself but they had done his TT on the NHS...it does happen from itme to time I guess and thought I would find out what their policy was

 

[j.u.s.t.l.i.z.]

its worth a try wanda go 4 it ask gp about it !!! i hope your bro is ok now hun

liz xxxx

 

[shelbell]

I don't have time before work, but use the following google terms. PCT (name) abdominoplasty or PCT (name) low clinical priority.

You're looking for the policy on low clinicial priority procedures. If they have a library on the site it should be in there. Some call it abdominoplasty some call it apronectomy so it could be under either.

The PCT site search boxes are useless.

 

[Mrs_CakeyBun]

I found it at long last

Number 1: Criteria for the provision of cosmetic treatments and surgery​

Abdominoplasty / Apronectomy (tummy tuck)
Where there is a significant loss in weight (the recorded reduction in
weight is at least 10 on the Body Mass Index and the BMI is​

less than 27). Documented in notes.

So you never know I might be lucky

 

[Mazza]

Oh thats good, wonder what the waiting list / approval times are?

 

[Mrs_CakeyBun]

some where between 2 and 3 hundred years I guess lol...you seem to need to have kept the weight off and been stable for at least a year before anywhere will consider you...so going to aim for that....I also have a skin condition so that may well go in my favour as I get itching and sore skin very easily (Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria) so if I need to use that to my advantage I will after all I paid for my WLS so I saved them that