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Provide funding to increase availability of gastric pacemaker on the NHS

Submitted by Jo'Ann Lock on Wednesday 28th February 2024

Published on Wednesday 13th March 2024

Current status: Closed

Closed: Wednesday 29th May 2024

Signatures: 140

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Provide funding to increase availability of gastric pacemaker on the NHS

Petition Details

The gastric pacemaker is a surgical implant which tells the stomach to empty at a certain frequency. This helps those with gastroparesis to be able to digest food and keep it there. Gastroparesis is a condition that causes the stomach to be paralysed.

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The gastric pacemaker is not always provided through the NHS and we believe it should be. The surgery costs approximately £16,000, which is a lot of money for a procedure that I think constitutes basic medical care. Thousands of people live with this condition. Without this surgery many will be on a feeding tube for the rest of their lives, which means they can never eat again, as without that tube they can’t survive.


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