NHS: Weight-loss jab rules ‘shut out’ millions from ethnic minorities
The NHS will offer Mounjaro to 250,000 people a year for the next 12 years, with strict criteria, including a BMI over 40 in most cases.
Author: Helen Okechukwu
Helen Okechukwu is an award-winning investigative journalist with three years experience. She specializes in health, accountability and transparency reporting.
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