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Bariatric – Gastric Sleeve and Gastric Bypass

Patients coming in for elective Gastric bypass or sleeve surgery will have the following appointments prior to surgery

Pre-operative assessment
Enhanced Recovery – Group education session where you will receive information and advice on how you prepare for surgery, what you do when you are in hospital and what happens on discharge

Both of these appointments are arranged and run by the Obesity centre.

Contacting patients for appointments and surgery

We have begun sending text messages and letters out to patients on our waiting lists.

Please be reassured that these messages are legitimate. It is important that you respond to these messages as quickly as possible after receiving them. If you need to get in contact with us, please use either the email address or telephone number provided on your original letter.

You may receive a message:

To ask if you still require treatment and would like to remain on our waiting list.

or,

You have been waiting over 40 weeks for an appointment or procedure and would like to request to move to another hospital, who may be able to see you sooner.