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Weight Loss Jabs and the NHS
The new generation of weight loss drugs is now available on the NHS and Panorama has exclusive access to one of the UK’s top hospitals as it rolls out Wegovy, also known as Ozempic.
The new generation of weight loss drugs is now available on the NHS and Panorama has exclusive access to one of the UK’s top hospitals as it rolls out Wegovy, also known as Ozempic. The BBC’s medical editor Fergus Walsh follows the progress of patients and talks to medical experts about what impact the jabs could have on Britain’s obesity crisis, and whether the NHS can afford to give the drugs to all those who are eligible.
Last on
Tue 4 Feb 2025
01:30
BBC News UK & UK HD only
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Reporter | Fergus Walsh |
Producer | Alison Priestley |
Director | Alison Priestley |
Executive Producer | Adam Grimley |
Editor | Karen Wightman |
Broadcasts
- Mon 13 Jan 2025 20:00BBC One except Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD
- Mon 13 Jan 2025 22:40BBC One Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only
- Sat 18 Jan 2025 02:55
- Sat 1 Feb 2025 08:30BBC News except UK & UK HD
- Sat 1 Feb 2025 16:30BBC News except UK & UK HD
- Sun 2 Feb 2025 03:30
- Sun 2 Feb 2025 15:30BBC News except UK & UK HD
- Sun 2 Feb 2025 20:30BBC News except UK & UK HD
- Tue 4 Feb 2025 01:30BBC News UK & UK HD only