by The injections for weight loss should be available free of charge on the NHS as part of a 10-year plan for the healthcare system, says Wes Streeting.
The health secretary said that the so-called fat bumps were the “speech by the House of Commons-Tea Rooms” and “half of my colleagues are on them” when he promised to expand access.
Medicines like Mounjaro should be available as needed, not the solvency, he added when he swore to put them into the hands of those who need the most urgent.
Currently, people with a body mass index (BMI) of 35 or more or 30 can be prescribed with a linked state of health such as type 2 diabetes by specialized weight management services on the NHS.
But others pay hundreds of pounds per month to put the bumps through private pharmacies.
It is estimated that about one million British already use the injections.
“Weight losses are the talk of the lower house, half of my colleagues are on them and judge the rest of us that” they should be on them a lot, “Streeting told LBC Radio on Thursday.
“And if you can afford these weight losses, which can be over £ 200 per month, this is all in order for you.
“But most people in this country don’t have two and a half rim a year, and often the people who have the worst and most demanding obesity also have the lowest income.
“So I bring the principle of fairness to weight loss that has underpinned the NHS.
“It should be available on the basis of needs and not solvency.
“And that is exactly what we will do with weight losses and a number of other things, including people who become fit, more active and support people in nutrition and nutrition.
“It is not the case that you have some weight losses and can stuff your face with Jaffa Cakes …”
According to Streeting, obesity costs the NHS billions of pounds a year and added that taxes went “up and down” to pay the health service.
The prime minister will present his vision for the NHS later on Thursday in a big speech, as he tries to avert the focus of several chaotic days in Westminster.
The plan will “fundamentally re -wired” the health service and concentrate on “three major shifts”, as the IT work does. Sir Keir Strandmer is expected.
It will mean that people “see and feel and feel these changes” and improvements in health service, said Streeting.
The government “will roll [out] Health centers start in areas at the highest level.
The Minister of Health added that people in their house are increasingly being looked after.
He told the BBC: “This is the Game Changer for the 21st century.
“We were often sent from village to city, to the city. Now we will design care around them.
“You get much more personal, more personalized, easier, more comfort, more selection and control.”
