John Swinney warned 'empty promises' won't fix Scotland's struggling NHS

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The First Minister will use a speech in Edinburgh to pledge to make patients’ experience of the health service "better than it is now".

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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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