23 September 2026 · The Pharmacist
The Pharmacist reporter wins MJA award for Mounjaro investigation
Emily Warner, a reporter for trade publication The Pharmacist, has won the Medical Journalists' Association newcomer award for her investigation into how weight-loss treatments are commissioned on the NHS. The award-winning reporting examined the ways in which individual integrated care boards have implemented their own distinct approaches to prescribing Mounjaro across England.
The Medical Journalists' Association presents these annual awards to recognise excellence, accuracy, and thoroughness in healthcare journalism, with the newcomer category designed to highlight standout reporting from journalists entering the field. Warner received the accolade after detailing the regional variations and policy decisions that have shaped patient access to weight-loss therapies at a local health system level.
The investigation addresses an area of ongoing scrutiny within the UK healthcare landscape, as commissioners and healthcare providers manage high patient interest in dual GIP and GLP-1 receptor agonists alongside funding constraints and local clinical thresholds. Variations between regional integrated care boards have been a focal point for healthcare professionals monitoring how national treatment guidance translates into practical prescribing availability across different local NHS areas.
For UK online pharmacies and digital health brands, sustained focus on regional NHS prescribing differences underscores the necessity of maintaining robust clinical governance and transparent patient assessment standards when dispensing weight-loss medications.