Petition NHS trusts should not deny treatments based on the BMI.

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NHS trusts should not be allowed to deny surgery, and other treatments, based on a person's body mass index (BMI).

The BMI does not measure the healthcare needs of a patient, so its use is not acceptable as a simple-minded filter.

This petition is closed This petition ran for 6 months

7 signatures

Progress of the petition towards its next target: 7 of 10,000 signatures required to get a government response

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Date closed 13 March 2013
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