janeyf
Member
Hello everyone,
It's been a good while since I last posted here. My request for funding has been rejected three times since I was originally referred by my GP in December 2009 to the Weight Management Service with Stockport PCT. My starting BMI was 50.3 but they said I had no co-morbidities when it came time to apply for funding later in 2010. I continued to attend the Change your Life meetings that were held monthly and appealed to the PCT. Anyhow, after a lot of tooing and frowing and researching and getting PALS involved etc. my appeal was put to the Individual Funding Panel in July last year. They came back to me stating that it was decided that following my G.P.'s further report, that I DO have co-morbidities BUT they didn't feel that I had shown enough committment to loosing weight and if I could show them that I could loose weight and sustain it for 6 months, they would go back to the panel and ask them again. I only managed to loose 11lbs. I have been on absolute pins waiting for the post, only to find out today from their office that although my case was put forward, no decision has been made yet until the next panel meeting in 2 months
I am just beside myself with the stress of it. Has anyone else been in this position with the funding panel ?
Every area seems to do things differently don't they. I have never been near a hospital about my weight loss let alone spoken to a surgeon. I just feel as though they are taking the complete poo and am so fed up.
Jane x
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It's been a good while since I last posted here. My request for funding has been rejected three times since I was originally referred by my GP in December 2009 to the Weight Management Service with Stockport PCT. My starting BMI was 50.3 but they said I had no co-morbidities when it came time to apply for funding later in 2010. I continued to attend the Change your Life meetings that were held monthly and appealed to the PCT. Anyhow, after a lot of tooing and frowing and researching and getting PALS involved etc. my appeal was put to the Individual Funding Panel in July last year. They came back to me stating that it was decided that following my G.P.'s further report, that I DO have co-morbidities BUT they didn't feel that I had shown enough committment to loosing weight and if I could show them that I could loose weight and sustain it for 6 months, they would go back to the panel and ask them again. I only managed to loose 11lbs. I have been on absolute pins waiting for the post, only to find out today from their office that although my case was put forward, no decision has been made yet until the next panel meeting in 2 months
I am just beside myself with the stress of it. Has anyone else been in this position with the funding panel ?
Every area seems to do things differently don't they. I have never been near a hospital about my weight loss let alone spoken to a surgeon. I just feel as though they are taking the complete poo and am so fed up.
Jane x
I
