Weight loss injections like Ozempic and Mounjaro are being discussed in the House of Commons, with health secretary Wes Streeting advocating for expanded NHS access. Currently, only individuals with a BMI of 35 or more can receive these injections through NHS services, although many pay privately. Streeting emphasized that fairness should guide access, suggesting people with low incomes who struggle with obesity should have more opportunities for treatment. The government's new ten-year NHS plan includes promoting physical activity and proper nutrition alongside weight loss drug availability.
Weight loss jabs are the talk of the House of Commons; half my colleagues are on them and are judging the rest of us, saying you lot should be on them.
If you can afford these weight loss jabs, which can be over 200 quid a month, well, that's all right for you. But most people in this country haven't got a spare two and a half grand a year.
Streeting said he was bringing the principle of fairness which has underpinned the NHS to weight loss jabs. It should be available based on need and not the ability to pay.
It's not that you can have some weight loss jabs and stuff your face with Jaffa Cakes. The jabs would be part of a range of measures including people getting more fit, more active.
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