NHS to offer weight-loss jabs to millions of patients to cut heart attack risk 7 May 2026 More than a million high-risk patients in England will be offered weight-loss injections on the NHS to help prevent further heart attacks and strokes. Heart help Weight-loss jabs could help prevent further heart attacks and strokes, health officials say. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has approved wider NHS use of Wegovy for more than a million people in England who are overweight and already at high risk of serious cardiovascular problems.