A pathway is being developed in our ICB area (North East and North Cumbria) for the delivery of weight loss injections. We currently do not have a contract for delivering this at White Medical Group. As soon as we are in a position to offer the treatment we will provide an update and invite anyone who is eligible.
To be eligible for the NHS weight loss injection a patients must have a BMI equal to or over 40 and 4 out of the following 5 conditions:
•Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease – IHD, CVA/TIA, PAD, HF
•Hypertension
•High Cholesterol – On Lipid Lowering Therapy (or LDL >=4.1 or HDL <1.0 for men or HDL <1.3 Women or fasting triglycerides >=1.7)
•Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) – Meets criteria for CPAP or equivalent
•Diabetes type 2
Phased Primary Care Cohorts (2025-2028)
The programme will develop over the coming years as follows:
• Cohort I (2025/2026): 4 or more of the co-morbidities listed above and a BMI equal to or over 40
•Cohort II (2026/2027): 4 or more of the co-morbidities listed above and a BMI of 35-39.9
•Cohort III (2026/2028): 3 or more of the co-morbidities listed above and a BMI equal to or over 40
Please do not contact the practice regarding this. We will update this page once we are in a position to offer this treatment and will be contacting all eligible patients.