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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Hannah Al-Othman

NHS delays may drive patients to buy unsafe weight-loss drugs, says top GP

Dosing pens for anti-obesity medication
Dosing pens for anti-obesity medication. Prof Kamila Hawthorne urged people to ‘talk to your doctor or practice nurse … and let them help you’. Photograph: aprott/Getty Images

Long waits for NHS services could lead people to take matters into their own hands by buying potentially unsafe weight-loss jabs online, Britain’s top GP has said.

Prof Kamila Hawthorne, the chair of the Royal College of GPs, warned that buying drugs online from unregulated retailers could put people at risk and they may also miss out on wraparound support offered alongside the medication.

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