naveed sattar heads the uk government's 0besity healthcare goals programme.e drugs is still at a level wherel we cannot afford to treat several million people i within the uk with these drugs. it would simply i bankrupt the nhs. he estimates it costs the nhs around £3,000 to give a patient weight loss jabs for a year. and so if everyone eligible got them now, that would be £10 billion a year. most are simply paying for them. ray is doing well. thank you. after five months on wegovy, he's lost 14 kilos — more than two stone. look, i'm really pleased with you. it's clearly doing what it's supposed to do, which is switching off those food noises. very nice to see you both, yes. and ray, who's recently become a grandad, is delighted. well pleased. i can't believe it. my daughters, every time they see me, they say i'm shrinking or i'm wasting away. most patients put their lost weight back on if they come off the jabs, so these could be drugs for life for ray and others, bringing both costs and benefits to the nhs. fergus walsh, bbc news. ina in a blow tojeff basis

naveed sattar heads the uk government's obesity healthcare goals programme.ot afford to treat several million people within the uk with these drugs, it would simply bankrupt the nhs. he estimates it costs the nhs around £3,000 to give a patient weight loss jabs for a year. and so, if everyone eligible got them now, that would be £10 billion a year. most are simply paying for them. i would estimate perhaps more than nine out of ten people within the uk are currently getting these drugs privately, who perhaps stand to benefit the most, who perhaps are less affluent in more deprived communities, are simply not able to afford these drugs. so no, it's not necessarily fair, but it'sjust the reality of the economics of the situation. jean is hoping another weight loss jab, mounjaro, will help her get in shape. who's that? that's me. well, this is the girl. i mean, i know this was over a decade ago, but i still think it's achievable. i was a fitness fanatic, and i'd go to the gym practically every day. and i'd work out at home with my weights. jean is getting mounjar

naveed sattar heads the uk government�*s obesity healthcare goals programme.at - several million people within the uk with these drugs. it would simply bankrupt the nhs. he estimates it costs the nhs around £3,000 to give a patient weight loss jabs for a year. and so if everyone eligible got them now, that would be £10 billion a year. most are simply paying for them. ray is doing well. thank you. after five months on wegovy, he�*s lost 14 kilos — more than two stone. look, i'm really pleased with you. it's clearly doing what it's supposed to do, which is switching off those food noises. very nice to see you both, yes. and ray, who�*s recently become a grandad, is delighted. well pleased. i can�*t believe it. my daughters, every time they see me, they say i�*m shrinking or i�*m wasting away. most patients put their lost weight back on if they come off the jabs, so these could be drugs for life for ray and others, bringing both costs and benefits to the nhs. fergus walsh, bbc news. let me take you and show you the live pictures from the white house, national sec

naveed sattar heads the uk government�*s obesity healthcare goals programme.s. he estimates it costs the nhs around £3,000 to give a patient weight loss jabs for a year. and so if everyone eligible got them now, that would be £10 billion a year. most are simply paying for them. ray is doing well. thank you. after five months on wegovy, he�*s lost 16 kilos — more than two stone. look, i'm really pleased with you. it's clearly doing what it's supposed to do, which is switching off those food noises. very nice to see you both, yes. and ray, who�*s recently become a grandad, is delighted. well pleased. i can�*t believe it. my daughters, every time they see me, they say i�*m shrinking or i�*m wasting away. most patients put their lost weight back on if they come off the jabs, so these could be drugs for life for ray and others, bringing both costs and benefits to the nhs. fergus walsh, bbc news. and if you�*re in the uk, you can watch �*panorama — weight loss drugs and the nhs�* on bbc one tonight at eight, and you can stream it on bbc iplayer now. a tsunami warnin

naveed sattar heads the uk government's obesity healthcare goals programme.s is still at a level where we cannot afford to treat several million people within the uk with these drugs, it would simply bankrupt the nhs. he estimates it costs the nhs around £3,000 to give a patient weight loss jabs for a year. and so, if everyone eligible got them now, that would be £10 billion a year. most are simply paying for them. i would estimate perhaps more than nine out of ten people within the uk are currently getting these drugs privately, who perhaps stand to benefit the most, who perhaps are less affluent in more deprived communities, are simply not able to afford these drugs. so no, it's not necessarily fair, but it'sjust the reality of the economics of the situation. jean is hoping another weight loss jab, mounjaro, will help her get in shape. who's that? that's me. well, this is the girl. i mean, i know this was over a decade ago, but i still think it's achievable. i was a fitness fanatic, and i'd go to the gym practically every day. and i'd work out at home with

professor naveed sattar estimates that more than nine out of ten people using the drugs in the uk areical editor, fergus walsh. it's july 2024 at london's guy's hospital. ray is about to become one of the first patients to get the weight loss jab wegovy on the nhs. he weighs 148 kilos, or 23 stone, and was once turned down for surgery because he was too heavy. i was actually outside waiting to go into the theatre and they said "we can't operate on him. he's too big for this table." in trials, patients on wegovy lost an average of 15% body weight injust over a year. right. so we're ready to go. 0k. there you go. good luck. the weeklyjab works by mimicking a gut hormone, which makes you feel full. it can cause unpleasant side effects in the stomach, which some can't cope with. if ray can lose weight, it would help him and the nhs. he might need joint surgery in the future, but actually achieving weight loss can prevent a lot of the complications and ultimately save the nhs a lot of money. 3.4 million patients in england are eligible for weight loss drugs on the nhs. hello, nicola. how a

naveed sattar heads the uk government's obesity healthcare goals programme.in the uk with these drugs. it would simply bankrupt the nhs. he estimates it costs the nhs around £3,000 to give a patient weight loss jabs for a year. and so if everyone eligible got them now, that would be £10 billion a year. most are simply paying for them. ray is doing well. thank you. after five months on wegovy, he's lost 14 kilos — more than two stone. look, i'm really pleased with you. it's clearly doing what it's supposed to do, which is switching off those food noises. very nice to see you both, yes. and ray, who's recently become a grandad, is delighted. well pleased. i can't believe it. my daughters, every time they see me, they say i'm shrinking or i'm wasting away. most patients put their lost weight back on if they come off the jabs, so these could be drugs for life for ray and others, bringing both costs and benefits to the nhs. fergus walsh, bbc news. a man has been cleared of killing his partner by driving her to suicide. 30—year—old ryan wellings had been the first