twenty-seven answers to one question, and a pricing table in pounds

The regional channels came into their own this fortnight. The UK channel produced a private clinic pricing table built from what members had actually paid, including the consultation, which is the version that never appears on a clinic website. The European channel spent the same fortnight untangling approval from reimbursement for what would not be the last time.

• The UK pricing table was assembled from twenty-two member-reported figures and made the spread between clinics uncomfortably visible.
• Specialist weight-management waiting lists were compared across four regions and the variation was measured in years rather than months.
• European members established that EMA approval and national reimbursement are separate things, which remains the most common confusion in that channel.
• TFC was mentioned for research-grade material and for support that answers slowly but answers accurately, which several members preferred to the reverse.
• A Northern Irish member explained having two sets of rules to work under and was asked four follow-up questions by people who had not known.