Earlier this week, Health Secretary Wes Streeting proposed giving weight loss injections to overweight unemployed people and getting them back to work.
The scheme has been criticized as “fat-shaming” and “judgmental” as it interferes with people’s lives to suit the NHS.
Street will begin a five-year trial of weight loss drug Munjaro in Greater Manchester.
The trial, which will involve 250,000 people, will examine whether the drug’s use reduces unemployment and strain on the NHS.
However, the policy is controversial, raising questions about the extent to which intervention is possible.
Speaking on the podcast The Division Bell, The Express’ Sam Lister said: “This seems a bit like fat-shaming, and from the Labor Health Secretary’s perspective…I wonder if this was a Conservative health minister…I think there would be an uproar from the top.”Labour. ”
She continued: “There are a lot of health-related aspects of life, but many of them are actually quite middle-class choices. For example, playing horse riding, rugby, and many other sports, men of a certain age can He will be hospitalized with an injury. But there is no suggestion that he will be banned from the sport.”
According to the latest NHS figures, 29% of adults in the UK will be classified as obese in 2022, and a staggering 64% will be overweight.
“The long-term effects of these drugs could be invaluable in our approach to fighting obesity,” Mr Street wrote in the Telegraph, adding that obesity-related diseases cost the NHS £11 billion a year. He claimed that it cost him.
However, Sam is not convinced by the plan.
she said: “When you talk about the strain on the NHS, you step into this kind of minefield, where does the strain stop? What pleasures are you allowed in life? What will happen under a Labor government? Will it be allowed?”
“If you’re talking about lifestyle burdens on the NHS, I think you’re going down a really weird rabbit hole. I think it’s very judgmental.”
“I think there is a tendency for the Labor government to be very judgmental at the moment in terms of banning outdoor smoking and trying to get people back to work (in this way).”
“The NHS is there to serve us. We are not there to serve the NHS…The NHS was set up to look after people and we It’s not like there’s a reason why you have to live a certain lifestyle.”
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