Obesity: Drugs
(asked on 7th June 2023) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish further details on his Department's plans for evaluating the potential impact of making new obesity drugs accessible to patients living with obesity outside of hospital settings on (a) employment outcomes and (b) health-related benefit caseloads.
This question was answered on 13th June 2023
The Department and NHS England are working with the National Institute for Health and Care Research to ensure that a robust evaluation of the weight loss drug pilots takes place. Exact details of the evaluation will be determined once the pilot design is finalised.