Unemployed people living with obesity could be given new weight loss jabs to help them get back into work, the health secretary has said. Wes Streeting suggested the latest generation of medicines including Ozempic and Mounjaro could be "lifechanging" for individuals and would ease pressure on the NHS.

Health secretary Wes Streeting announced weight loss injections could be used to get people living with obesity "back to work" at full capacity.

Unemployed people will be given weight-loss jabs under government plans to get them back to work.Wes Streeting, the Health Secretary, has said the new class of medication could have a “monumental” impact on obesity and getting Britain working.