Weight management services work with patients living with obesity, and as part of these services some medications are offered to support weight loss.
Two medications have recently been in the news, Tirzepatide (Mounjaro®) and Semaglutide (Wegovy®).
The NHS in North Central London is working closely with NHS England to prepare for the roll out of weight loss drug Tirzepatide (Mounjaro®) across the NHS. Some patients are already being prescribed Tirzepatide for diabetes.
Tirzepatide is currently not available from your GP and national funding arrangements for the drug are focused on those with the highest clinical need. Any treatment plan that includes Tirzepatide will need to include support services that help patients to make the changes needed for the medication to be most effective, including diet and physical activity.
Further information is available about Tirzepatide on the NHS England website and the National Clinical Institute for Excellence (NICE) website.
The weight loss drug Semaglutide (Wegovy®) has previously been recommended by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE). Read the NICE’s website for more information around their recommendations.
Like all other ICBs across the country, we are considering our approach to the delivery of these weight loss drugs. In the interim we encourage you to explore existing weight loss options that are already available.
The NHS website provides advice and information to patients about improving their lifestyle and losing and managing their weight safely by eating a healthy, balanced diet and regular physical activity. More information about obesity treatment is available via the NHS website.
There are also a number of weight loss programmes you may wish to consider locally including:
North Central London wide
- Diabetes Prevention Programme
- Digital Weight Management Programme (Diabetes & Hypertension)
- Type 2 Diabetes Remission / Low Calorie Diet (Diabetes
Barnet
Camden and Islington
Haringey
Tottenham Hotspur Foundation
Haringey and Islington
- Why Weight Obesity Dietetics Programme (Whittington Health)
Further details on local services in your area can be found through Making Every Contact Count Link London.