Obesity: Health Services
Commons · Question 2751 · Tabled 19 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 2 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Carolyn Harris
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that NICE guidance on GLP-1 medications for obesity is implemented consistently across Integrated Care Boards; and if he will review the methodology us
Answer
Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 2 Jun 2026
Integrated care boards (ICBs) are legally required to make funding available for medicines recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in line with NICE guidance and the NICE Funding Variation for tirzepatide. NHS England i...