We’ve had to make this difficult decision in order to protect vital NHS services and also to test ways of delivering this new generation of weight-loss medicatio

England’s National Health Service will begin rolling out Eli Lilly & Co.’s blockbuster weight-loss drug Mounjaro over the next few months, though the medication will initially be made available to only a small proportion of the patients who could benefit from it.

The U.K. will soon offer Eli Lilly's Mounjaro for people with obesity — but only to a small share of those medically eligible, and alongside a specialized diet.