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Jab for obese adults set to become easier to obtain through NHS

Semaglutide should be made more accessible to help patients and relieve pressure on hospitals, say ministers
Rishi Sunak visiting staff at a primary care surgery in Southampton. ‘Using the latest drugs to support people to lose weight will be a game-changer,’ he says

A new jab that can help obese adults lose 15 per cent of their body weight is set to be made more widely available on the NHS, after the government announced it was exploring ways for patients to receive it without having to go to hospital.

NICE, the body which rules on the cost-effectiveness of novel medicines, earlier this year approved the new drug, semaglutide, but said it should be available only through specialist weight-management services, most of which are in hospitals. 

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