Obesity: Drugs and Exercise
Commons · Question 54057 · Tabled 21 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Max Wilkinson
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to ensure healthcare practitioners prescribe exercise when weight loss injections are prescribed for anti-obesity treatment.
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 6 Jun 2025
Weight loss drugs, including semaglutide, tirzepatide and liraglutide, are recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) as clinically and cost-effective treatment options on the National Health Service for obesity. The guida...