Experts have said the rise in obesity and the demand for weight-loss injections, such as Ozempic and Wegovy, may be fuelling the increase in referrals
Specialist weight-loss services in England are turning patients away with experts suggesting the demand for weight-loss injections may be fuelling the rise in referrals Specialist weight-loss services in England are turning patients away with experts suggesting the demand for weight-loss injections may be fuelling the rise in referrals.
Nerys Astbury, associate professor of diet and obesity at the University of Oxford, described the availability of specialist weight management services as “unequal and very limited, or completely absent in some regions”.that even where services do exist, “they are over-subscribed, waiting lists have been capped, or budgetary limitations mean services are at risk of being de-commissioned”.In some areas, even tightening the access criteria has failed to quell demand.
Mr Buck said that the increasing obesity crisis and demand for weight-loss services require the Government to take “bold action” to help people to live healthier lives, particularly as demand for support far exceeds what local services are set up to offer. The investigation comes as leading doctors warned that patients are buying weight loss drugs online without proper “wraparound” care. NHS England medical director Stephen Powis raised the alarm during a national healthcare conference this month over reports of people misusing the drugs as a quick fix to get “beach body ready”.
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