The NHS has spent at least £7m on adapting services and equipment to treat obese patients over the last five years, according to new figures.

The data, obtained by Sky News through freedom of information requests, revealed many NHS foundation trusts increased spending on services that deal with the causes, prevention, and treatment of obesity in the last two years.

Money was spent on items including bigger beds, wheelchairs and mortuary slabs, the broadcaster said.

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Matthew Burgess
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I am a journalist and author. I am a journalist at the UK edition of WIRED magazine. In 2015, my first book Freedom of Information: A Practical Guide for UK Journalists, was published. My second book Reed Hastings: Building Netflix, was published in March 2020. I created FOI Directory in 2012 and have maintained it in my spare time ever since.