You may be aware from media reports this week that injectable weight loss medication might be available from GP’s even if you don’t have diabetes. Please be aware that only a tiny number of patients qualify under the new rules (currently 3 patients). We will contact these patients, please do not contact the Surgery.
The rules will change over time but access is currently very limited.
What you can do:
- Please get your BMI measured here so that your eligibility can be checked and your record updated.
- Consider looking at the Oviva website. This is a separate service where some NHS patients can get injectable weight loss drugs under different rules. They list eligibility criteria. If you feel that you are eligible for Oviva then please ask us for a referral.
- The Oviva website can be found by following this link: https://oviva.com/uk/en/how-it-works/