Confusion over weight-loss jab

I WROTE a while back about how pleased I was a weight-loss jab called semaglutide would now be available to thousands of obese NHS patients who struggle to lose weight.

But judging by your letters, there is confusion about who can get it. Let me be clear: it is not for just anyone who can’t shift extra weight with diet and exercise. This is a treatment prescribed only for people with health problems related to their weight and who need to lose a significant amount to avoid surgery or heart disease.

There are serious side effects involved – vomiting, diarrhoea and, if patients aren’t monitored correctly, organ damage. Yet I have heard that there are private doctors prescribing it for patients without health problems, for a hefty fee.

Have you accessed the drug this way? Write and tell me.