Prioritising patients back to work: a small step for NICE, a giant leap for the NHS

  1. Audun Brendbekken, PhD candidate,
  2. Anand Bhopal, researcher
  1. Bergen Centre for Ethics and Priority Setting in Health (BCEPS), University of Bergen, 5009 Bergen, Norway
  1. audun.brendbekken{at}uib.no

Announcing investments in a five year trial ­­­­­­of tirzepatide (a glucagon-like peptide-1 analogue weight loss drug), health secretary Wes Streeting showed support for prioritising patients able to return to work, saying that obesity was not only a health issue but also “holding back our economy.”12 Incorporating the economic benefits of returning people to work sooner echoes concerns raised in the Darzi report, commissioned by Streeting. …

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