Follow-up care after privately funded bariatric (weight loss) surgery in UK or abroad

If you are considering private surgery at home or abroad, you should follow advice on the NHS website and Government websites before deciding if private surgery is right for you.

Your GP practice is not able to provide or arrange the necessary specialist follow-up care in the 2 years after you have had bariatric surgery – this applies whether you have accessed surgery via the NHS or chosen to pay for private surgery at home or abroad.

If you are planning private bariatric surgery, either abroad or in the UK, you should budget for at least two years of private specialist care after surgery, which must be purchased as a standalone care package or as part of the package of care alongside the surgical procedure.

When you have reached the end of your privately funded bariatric surgery after-care, you will have access to the same monitoring and treatment support as patients who have received bariatric surgery care in the NHS.

Further information can be found via the NHS website Weight loss surgery – NHS and Treatment abroad checklist – NHS

UK Gov Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office : Medical emergencies, treatment and hospitalisation abroad – GOV.UK