An evaluation of the NHS digital weight management programme shows that people who completed it lost 3.9 kg over 12 weeks. When everyone who started the scheme but did not finish it were included, the average weight loss was 2.2 kg. The study authors write in the journal Obesity that the ...
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Health and Social Care Secretary Steve Barclay said the use of apps alongside life-changing weight-loss drugs would help tackle obesity, which costs the NHS billions every year. "The newest obesity medicines have the potential to help patients lose significant amounts of weight and reduce related ...
The NHS has been urged to use virtual platforms which could see patients prescribed weight loss jabs online under new recommendations to combat obesity. The online platforms - some of which include the ability to prescribe weight loss jabs - have been recommended as demand ...
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(Medical Xpress)—A new weight-loss programme available on the NHS for severely-obese individuals offers a safer, more cost-effective remedy than gastric surgery, according to a new study.
The NHS has also been urged to use virtual platforms to prescribe weight loss drugs in future. In draft guidelines, NICE recommended the use of four online platforms that allow specialists to provide virtual care to obesity patients, saying face-to-face settings were unable to ...
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