'I'm a doctor – there's an NHS doom loop that's wasting everybody's time'

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Dr Tim Mercer took to social media to share his thoughts on the 'NHS Doom Loop' of specialist referrals, which he claims is wasting the time of both patients and doctors

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The NHS is restricting access to obesity services across England, leading to patients in nearly half the country being unable to book appointments with specialist teams for support and treatments such as weight-loss jabs.

An investigation by the British Medical Journal found budget cuts to local services fell disproportionately on obesity care, with patients living with the condition often deemed less worthy of care than others.

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