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

BBC News Health · 14 October 2026 at 22:58

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.

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

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