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Who decides local drug availability?
NHS health boards in Scotland have autonomy over their local budgets and prescribing policies, guided by national guidelines. This means decisions on which new medications to fund and how widely to prescribe them can differ, leading to the variations in GLP-1 jab rates seen across areas like the Western Isles and Shetland.
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