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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Health
Ella Pickover

Long waiting lists for NHS weight loss services ‘driving unsafe buying of jabs’

The nation’s top GP has raised concerns about people buying weight loss jabs online as they struggle to access NHS weight management services (Alamy/PA) -

People facing long waits for NHS weight loss services could be taking matters into their own hands by buying potentially unsafe jabs online, the nation’s top GP has warned.

Professor Kamila Hawthorne, chairwoman of the Royal College of GPs, warned some people are putting themselves at risk by purchasing drugs online from unregulated retailers, as well as potentially missing out on wraparound support needed alongside the medication.

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