Professor Helen Henehan
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And then after discharge, making sure someone is losing weight in a safe way, not losing too much muscle mass is really important to durable results in the long term as well and to not leading to malnutrition.
No, I think Professor McNamara has mentioned all the salient points.
Like it's about more than just looking into the surgeon itself.
It's about the quality of care and the standard of care that will be received in the hospital.
But again, I think it's a good starting point is to talk to your GP about it and try and see if you can access care at home.
Our services are improving.
There's been an investment in obesity treatment services over the last three years in Ireland.
And there is going to be continued expansion of access to obesity treatments nationwide.
in the public sector with new clinics opening in Connolly Hospital, in Cork, and there will be additional surgical capacity in the coming years as well.