New drugs pilot to tackle obesity and cut NHS waiting lists

New drugs pilot to tackle obesity and cut NHS waiting lists More people living with obesity will have access to the newest and most effective obesity drugs to help cut NHS waiting lists, following the announcement of a £40 million two-year pilot today [Wednesday 7 June].

The £40 million pilots will explore how approved drugs can be made safely available to more people by expanding specialist weight management services outside of hospital settings. This includes looking at how GPs could safely prescribe these drugs and how the NHS can provide support in the community or digitally - contributing to the government’s wider ambition to reduce pressure on hospitals and give people access to the care they need where it is most convenient for them. Department of Health and Social Care

See also:

• Plan for GPs to offer NHS patients Wegovy weight-loss jab BBC News
• Rishi Sunak announces that thousands of NHS patients could receive 'game-changing' weight-loss drug The Daily Mail
• £40m pilot to expand availability of weight loss drugs on NHS Evening Standard
• Ministers launch £40m pilot scheme to trial wider access to slimming jab The Guardian
• £40m pilot scheme launched to increase access to weight-loss drugs and cut NHS waiting lists Sky News