NHS plea over condition 1.3 million people may not know they have
The NHS is asking millions of people to act now in order to "live better" with type 2 diabetes. The condition is thought to affect millions of people in the UK, with an estimated 1.3 million people ...
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‘Fat but healthy’ people being wrongly diagnosed as obese
On Tuesday, NHS doctors were told to use these extra metrics to diagnose obesity, in new guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice). They had already been told to ...
The Independent26d
People ‘being misdiagnosed’ on obesity, say experts
“This commission has been trying to deal with a more accurate way of diagnosing and classifying obesity in the first place.” He went on: “No system – the NHS or others – have had these ...
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You can be fat AND fit, obesity experts reveal as they say BMI 'wrong'
This commission has been trying to deal with a more accurate way of diagnosing and classifying obesity in the first place. 'No system - the NHS or others - have had these methods yet - I think ...
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It's time for a hybrid NHS-private health model – but only for weight loss drugs
There are precedents for a hybrid NHS-private model of healthcare. Ten years ago, a new drug treatment arrived that could cure the hepatitis C infection. The NHS couldn’t afford to give it to everyone ...
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'I feel blessed to get weight-loss jab' - but can the NHS afford it for all?
Prof Naveed Sattar, who leads the UK government's Obesity Healthcare Goals programme, says if everyone eligible was given the drug right away "it would simply bankrupt the NHS". Being overweight ...
Daily Mail26d
You can be fat AND fit, obesity experts reveal as they say BMI needs to go: More than 15million Britons are 'wrongly labelled overweight'
This commission has been trying to deal with a more accurate way of diagnosing and classifying obesity in the first place. 'No system - the NHS or others - have had these methods yet - I think ...
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Sought-after obesity drug Wegovy backed for NHS use
The current costs of obesity in the UK are £6.1 billion to the NHS and £27 billion to wider society, according to government figures. Some other experts are keen to rein in expectations about ...
Daily Express26d
NHS accused of 'over-diagnosing' obesity as experts call for radical change in methods
The study comes after the leader of a government anti-obesity programme said that giving everyone access to weight loss drugs could “bankrupt the NHS”. Professor Naveed Sattar, who leads the ...