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BBC Health 📅 22 Oct 2026 ⏱ 1 min read

Give more people weight-loss jabs on the NHS, say MPs

Current plans for 6% of eligible patients to get Mounjaro by 2028 unambitious, say MPs.

ClinicaliQ Brief
  • NHS weight-loss drug access targets are insufficient—MPs argue the current plan to provide Mounjaro to only 6% of eligible patients by 2028 lacks ambition and fails to address the scale of obesity management need.
  • Significant resource gap exists between current provision and clinical demand—wider rollout of GLP-1 receptor agonists would require substantial investment and workforce expansion to implement effectively across primary and secondary care.
  • Policy review needed—MPs advocate for more ambitious commissioning targets and clearer funding arrangements to enable equitable access to tirzepatide for eligible obese patients within realistic NHS capacity timelines.
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Current plans for 6% of eligible patients to get Mounjaro by 2028 unambitious, say MPs.

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