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Fewer than 800 Scots have received weight loss jabs on NHS, BBC finds

10/14/2026, 9:58:03 PM

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Only five of Scotland's 14 health boards currently offer the treatment specifically for weight loss, it has emerged.

Fewer than 800 Scots have received weight loss jabs on NHS, BBC finds.
Only five of Scotland's 14 health boards currently offer the treatment specifically for weight loss, it has emerged.
Only five of Scotland's 14 health boards currently offer the treatment specifically for weight loss, it has emerged.

Only five of Scotland's 14 health boards currently offer the treatment specifically for weight loss, it has emerged.

Published originally on BBC Health

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