The Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care System Area Prescribing Committee (APC) approves the Guidelines for Micronutrient monitoring and supplementation post bariatric surgery.

These guidelines include:

• the Primary Care monitoring requirements that commence 2-years after surgery
• whether supplements should be purchased by the patients and the exceptions where the prescribing of supplements is appropriate
• the signs and symptoms of nutritional deficiencies
• advice on the management of patients who have undegone privately funded surgery

The prescribing of vitamin and mineral supplements for other reasons is NOT recommended unless for a medically diagnosed deficiency. See Guidelines : Vitamin and mineral supplementation - PAD Formulary (res-systems.net) for further information.