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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.
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Tue 4 Feb 202501:30
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Reporter | Fergus Walsh |
| Producer | Alison Priestley |
| Director | Alison Priestley |
| Executive Producer | Adam Grimley |
| Editor | Karen Wightman |
Broadcasts
- Mon 13 Jan 202520:00BBC One except Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD
- Mon 13 Jan 202522:40BBC One Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only
- Sat 18 Jan 202502:55
- Sat 1 Feb 202508:30BBC News except UK & UK HD
- Sat 1 Feb 202516:30BBC News except UK & UK HD
- Sun 2 Feb 202503:30
- Sun 2 Feb 202515:30BBC News except UK & UK HD
- Sun 2 Feb 202520:30BBC News except UK & UK HD
- Tue 4 Feb 202501:30BBC News UK & UK HD only
