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Mornings: with Stephen Jardine

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As the NHS allows a weight loss injection in England should it be available in Scotland?

As the NHS approves a potential weight loss injection in England, should it be available here in Scotland? Also the stars of hit motoring show Car SOS and tips to stop snoring.

PHONE-IN 
As the NHS makes a potential weight loss injection available on prescription in England, should it be available here in Scotland?
The jab that has gained popularity in the US. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) concluded that semaglutide which is marketed as Wegovy, is safe, effective and affordable.
Delivered via an injection into the skin, the drug makes people feel fuller and more satisfied, so they eat less.
Famous personalities such as Elon Musk claim to have used it - with a "craze" allegedly developing in Hollywood. The Scottish Medicines Consortium is deciding if the injectable drug can be offered in Scotland.

STEPHEN ASKS:   Should it be available on the NHS in Scotland?

Also in the show: 

TIM SHAW & FUZZ TOWNSEND
We’re joined by the stars of  the hit motoring show, Car SOS. They’re also celebrating the success of the North Coast 500 – voted the UK’s favourite driving road. 

CONFRONTING MY SCAMMER
Have you ever been the victim of an online scam?  Journalist Katrina Tweedie tells us what it was like to talk to the man who hijacked her life. 

BIRTHDAY FREEBIES
A guide to getting your hands on some birthday freebies on the high street!

ASK THE DOC 
It’s your chance to Ask the Doctor – GP Punam Krishan joins us to answer questions and discuss the latest health stories.  

SAME SEX PARENTS
We find out why children from same-sex, non-binary and trans parents fare as well and sometimes better than those from ‘hetero-normative’ parents. 

SNORING
Simple tricks to stop snoring that won’t cost a penny

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