Obesity: Drugs
2026-07-06 · Department of Health and Social Care · HL1775 · Official question
Question
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the value for money of obesity treatments and weight-loss medicines; and whether their impact on sickness absence, workforce participation and wider economic productivity has been taken int
Answer
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) makes recommendations on whether new medicines should be routinely funded by the National Health Service based on an assessment of clinical and cost effectiveness. When assessing treatments, NIC...