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So no extra funding for MH conditions or eating disorders just weight loss jabs!

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Gr3ySkies · 15/10/2024 08:36

It’s nuts!

So many people struggling with quite severe MH conditions on massive waiting lists getting nothing.

People dying of EDS. Because there are no inpatient beds and huge waits for treatment but apparantly we can fund weight loss jabs to anybody who wants them. 🤔

Even though we know very little about the long term impact.

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Gr3ySkies · 15/10/2024 08:46

GargoylesofBeelzebub · 15/10/2024 08:43

Er no. They are not just handing out free weight loss jabs FFS.

There is good evidence that they are having a positive effect on other health issues not just weight loss. Of course the NHS should be looking into them further.

But why not fund the MH causes of obesity. And going forward why should those with obesity just get free jabs whilst those struggling with EDs are just left on waiting lists?

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Gr3ySkies · 15/10/2024 08:44

And expensive

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Gr3ySkies · 15/10/2024 08:44

Catza · 15/10/2024 08:41

The trial will only include 3000 patients. Hardly "everyone who wants them". Also, it's not a binary choice. The government can offer both and, in fact, they did have plans for MH in their manifesto. A cursory Google search would have told you that. But why let the facts get in a way of a good story...

But as a long term policy if it goes ahead it will be just a sticking plaster and ludicrous.

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GargoylesofBeelzebub · 15/10/2024 08:43

Er no. They are not just handing out free weight loss jabs FFS.

There is good evidence that they are having a positive effect on other health issues not just weight loss. Of course the NHS should be looking into them further.

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Gr3ySkies · 15/10/2024 08:43

XDownwiththissortofthingX · 15/10/2024 08:39

apparantly we can fund weight loss jabs to anybody who wants them. 🤔

Pardon?

All that has been proposed is a very small scale trial, the outcome of which is not guaranteed success, so there are fair few steps yet before we get anywhere remotely close to a situation whereby weightloss drugs are dished out to "anybody who wants them".

So how about treating the MH causes of obesity instead of looking at issuing expensive sticking plaster treatment for obesity itself.

How about trials for those struggling with EDs. Sufferers are just being given palliative care and dying.

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Catza · 15/10/2024 08:41

The trial will only include 3000 patients. Hardly "everyone who wants them". Also, it's not a binary choice. The government can offer both and, in fact, they did have plans for MH in their manifesto. A cursory Google search would have told you that. But why let the facts get in a way of a good story...

LadyKenya · 15/10/2024 08:41

I highly doubt that they will be for "anybody who wants them". There would be limits on who would be acceptable to receive something like this, not people who are just a couple of stone overweight. I would not want to be in the position to have to receive them personally. There will always be other things that money could be spent on, people will never always agree.

Darkfloods · 15/10/2024 08:40

I’m self funding my weight loss injection, where can I get it for free?!

In the long term the weight loss injections will save the NHS money as less people will be presenting with obesity related issues.

XDownwiththissortofthingX · 15/10/2024 08:39

apparantly we can fund weight loss jabs to anybody who wants them. 🤔

Pardon?

All that has been proposed is a very small scale trial, the outcome of which is not guaranteed success, so there are fair few steps yet before we get anywhere remotely close to a situation whereby weightloss drugs are dished out to "anybody who wants them".