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Weight Management Medication Update (Mounjaro) August 2025

Following approval by NICE, tirzepatide (Mounjaro®) will be available on the NHS for eligible patients who meet the strict, nationally-set, criteria. The current criteria is that patients are those with a BMI of 40 or higher, and with four or more of the qualifying comorbidities (hypertension, dyslipidaemia, obstructive sleep apnoea, cardiovascular disease and type 2…

Midwife-led birthing services

Midwife-led birthing services consultation poster

Freestanding midwife-led birthing units consultation. Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board (ICB) are running a public consultation about midwife-led birthing services at County Hospital, Stafford, and Samuel Johnson Community Hospital, Lichfield. These services have been temporarily closed since March 2020. The ICB are consulting on a proposal to make this closure permanent – although antenatal…

CHANGE TO EAR WAX REMOVAL SERVICE

Simple ear wax removal, for the purposes of impacted wax alone, will no longer be available at your GP practice or funded on the NHS after 31st July 2025. If your GP feels that you have a more complex ear condition, then they will still be able to refer you to an ENT or Audiology…

Weight Management Medication Update (Mounjaro)

From 23 June 2025, following approval by NICE, tirzepatide (Mounjaro®) will be available in the NHS for eligible patients who meet the strict, nationally-set, criteria. The current criteria is that patients are those with a BMI of 40 or higher, and with four or more of the qualifying comorbidities (hypertension, dyslipidaemia, obstructive sleep apnoea, cardiovascular…

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