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Bariatric refers to the branch of medicine that applies surgery to insert gastric band or remove a small amount of the stomach in the treatment of the extreme obesity. The rate at people in the UK are considered as  obese or morbidly obese is rising steadily and resulting in large numbers of people requiring bariatric surgery. The surgery helps to reduce the amount of food retained in the stomach.

Several complications such as dehydration, vomiting, body weakness and restricted mobility can arise after gastric-by-pass surgery. That’s why our care and nursing staff will be at hand to support control your diet and manage the liquid diet regime expected with the 2-weeks prior to the gastric surgery.  Also, our staff will support you within the first 24 hours after surgery to prevent or manage effectively  any complications that might arise.

We’re here to help you and your loved ones to live as meaningfully and practically as possible.

After you or your loved one has had surgery, specialist aftercare is important to reduce the risk of infection and potential complications such as infections, blood clots in lungs and legs and internal bleeding. Also, bariatric surgery may result in:

• Reduced mobility and restricted reach, conditions which can make self-care and toileting difficult
• High level of vulnerability to skin infections which means careful skin care is vital
• Low self-esteem and depression which require sensitive care and support
• Increased risk from other medical conditions such as heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, osteoarthritis, stress incontinence and obstructive sleep apnoea.

Before providing Bariatric care, our care managers and dietician nurse will carry out a risk assessment and create a bariatric management plan. This plan sets out the tasks that the assigned care and/or nursing staff will carry out and determines how services can be accomplished safely to prevent injuries to you and our staff.

We follow well-defined policies and best practice methods to make sure we always provide safe and effective bariatric care and support to ensure that nutritional deficiencies and metabolic concerns are controlled and monitored closely to ensure rapid weight loss. We’ll work with you and also in partnership with occupational health physiotherapists and the tissue viability nurse to obtain specialist advice to ensure that you or your loved one is transferred safely and onset of pressure sores are managed and addressed.

We’re fully aware that any person who has undergone gastric-by-pass surgery will have specific needs and preferences  to help them recover fully. After bariatric surgery, our bariatric carers and nurses will educate patients on the lifestyle changes they need to make and provide information regarding nutrition and food choices.

In addition, our team of staff will support you and your loved one with:

• Personal care including skin care, washing, dressing and toileting to keep high levels of hygiene to prevent inefction
• Diet management such as food preparation, access to appropriate drinks to keep you healthy and avoid relapse which could result in weight gain instead of weight loss

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