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1. www.gov.uk › government › newsNew drugs pilot to tackle obesity and cut NHS waiting lists

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   Jun 6, 2023 · Two-year pilot backed by up to £40 million will explore ways to make obesity drugs accessible to patients living with obesity outside of hospital settings. The newest weight loss drugs can help...

2. www.endocrinology.org › media › ufenxuajGuidance for the phased introduction of new medical therapies ...

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   increased, relying on NHS services to implement these changes. Currently, three medications are licenced in the UK and approved by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) for weight loss: Orlistat, Saxenda® (Liraglutide) and Wegovy® (Semaglutide).

3. www.nice.org.uk › news › articlesConsultation on NHS England proposals for a phased launch of ...

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   Oct 3, 2024 · NHS England proposes that patients likely to achieve the greatest clinical benefit from weight loss are prioritised to receive the medication in a variety of new services that will be tested before an expansion of the drug’s availability.

4. www.somersetft.nhs.ukWe're a world first for balloon technology that gets patients ...

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   Jan 23, 2024 · Patients in Somerset who are struggling to get fit enough for weight loss surgery and meet certain criteria can now get the vital support they need thanks to a revolutionary world-first gastric balloon procedure.

5. www.itv.com › news › 2024/01/23Non-surgical gastric balloon for weight loss available to NHS ...

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   Jan 23, 2024 · NHS patients have begun receiving a weight-loss pill that expands into a gastric balloon filled with water, that could save thousands from surgery each year.

6. research.uhs.nhs.uk › news › weight-loss-pill-entersWeight loss pill enters first clinical trial

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   Apr 12, 2023 · Healthy volunteers will test a self-expanding capsule designed to aid weight loss by reducing hunger. The hydrogel works like a gastric balloon but is designed to be safe, affordable and taken at home.

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   Did NHS patients get a new weight-loss pill?

   • The new type of weight-loss pill has been given to NHS patients for the first time The first two NHS patients to receive a new type of weight-loss pill have been treated in Somerset. The patients were given a capsule that contains a gastric balloon that is then filled with water.

   First NHS patients given weight-loss balloon pill in Somerset

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   Could a weight-loss pill save thousands from surgery?

   • NHS patients have begun receiving a weight-loss pill that expands into a gastric balloon filled with water, that could save thousands from surgery each year. The treatment, which can be delivered in 15 minutes, is approved by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) and is designed to make people feel fuller, so they eat less.

   Non-surgical gastric balloon for weight loss available to NHS ... - ITVX

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   Which medications are approved for weight loss in the UK?

   • Currently, three medications are licenced in the UK and approved by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) for weight loss: Orlistat, Saxenda® (Liraglutide) and Wegovy® (Semaglutide). Saxenda® and Wegovy® both belong to a class of drugs called GLP-1 analogues, which are also used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes (T2DM).

   Guidance for the phased introduction of new medical therapies for

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   Will new obesity drugs help cut NHS waiting lists?

   • More people living with obesity will have access to the newest and most effective obesity drugs to help cut NHS waiting lists, following the announcement of a £40 million two-year pilot today [Wednesday 7 June]. This was published under the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

   New drugs pilot to tackle obesity and cut NHS waiting lists

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   Who is funding the new hydrogel-based weight-loss treatment?

   • The trial is funded by Innovate UK’s Biomedical Catalyst competition. It follows successful pre-clinical development of the hydrogel-based weight-loss treatment. Mr James Byrne (MD, FRCS), a consultant surgeon at UHS and Chief Investigator for the first-in-human clinical trial, said:

   Weight loss pill enters first clinical trial - research.uhs.nhs.uk

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   Can pharmaceutical treatments help people with obesity gain a healthier weight?

   • Pharmaceutical treatments offer a new way of helping people with obesity gain a healthier weight and this new pilot will help determine if these medicines can be used safely and effectively in non-hospital settings as well as a range of other interventions we have in place.

   New drugs pilot to tackle obesity and cut NHS waiting lists

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8. www.bbc.co.uk › news › uk-england-somerset-68063704First NHS patients given weight-loss balloon pill in Somerset

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   Jan 23, 2024 · The first two NHS patients to receive a new type of weight-loss pill have been treated in Somerset. The patients were given a capsule that contains a gastric balloon that is then filled with...