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Write to [email protected], I was disappointed to read that Sir Kier Starmer’s plan for NHS reform focuses so heavily on the familiar theme of “tackling waiting lists” (“Booking NHS treatment

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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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