People can lose eight pounds in three months through the new weight loss program

The NHS Digital Weight Management Programme was investigated in a study published in The Obesity Journal. Study looked at 63,937 people referred to the scheme in its first year. People shed eight pounds in three months in just three months using the scheme. The obesity Journal looked at the 63,000 people who had been referred to it in a year.

Welsh patients waiting for treatment hit 591,600 in February. The number of patients in Wales waiting for medical treatment hit almost 500,000 in March. Welsh patients are urged to lose weight to cut waiting lists. Welsh NHS has been hit by 'unsustainable' backlog of waiting lists for treatment.