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Jobless could get weight loss jabs to return to work
Unemployed people living with obesity could be given new weight loss jabs to help them get back into work, the health secretary has said. Wes Streeting suggested the latest generation of medicines including Ozempic and Mounjaro could be "lifechanging" for individuals and would ease pressure on the NHS.
Unemployed could be given weight loss jabs in trial to get them back to work
Health Secretary Wes Streeting said ‘widening waistbands’ were placing a burden on the NHS and leaving people out of work in the long-term.
Unemployed people to be given weight loss jabs to 'get them back to work'
Unemployed people could be given new weight loss jabs to help them get back into work, the Health Secretary has suggested. Wes Streeting said ‘widening waistbands’ were placing a burden on the NHS. He went on: ‘Our widening waistbands are also placing significant burden on our health service,
Unemployed to be given weight-loss jab to help them back into work
Unemployed to be given weight-loss jab to help them back into work - The new trial aims to gather evidence of the effects of the drug tirzepatide – sold by pharmaceutical company Lily under brand name
Unemployed obese people to be given weight loss jabs to help them 'get back to work'
Health Secretary Wes Streeting said "widening waistbands" were placing a burden on the NHS and Ozempic or Mounjaro could be administered
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