Personalised weight loss support
Losing weight is hard, but our GPs can make it easier. They'll work with you to build a plan that combines diet and lifestyle changes, alongside approved weight loss medications, to help you reach a healthier BMI.
What your weight loss journey looks like
- Thorough assessment: Before our GPs prescribe any medication or suggest alternative weight loss measures, an initial assessment is necessary. Please be mindful that whatever treatment our GPs advise must be used in conjunction with other weight loss measures e.g. improved diet.
- Injectable medication option: If you’re aged 18-75 with a BMI over 30, your GP may prescribe an injectable weight loss medication. It is at the discretion of the consulting GP to prescribe any medication. There are weekly and daily injectable options which are licensed for weight management. If your BMI is under 30, we don’t usually recommend injections unless there’s a pre-existing weight-related condition (Hypertension, Obstructive sleep apnoea, Prediabetes, Dyslipidaemia). In that case, we’ll need a letter from your regular GP confirming your existing condition.
- Oral medication option: If your BMI is under 30, your GP may offer oral medication to help with weight loss. This can be discussed during your weight management consultation.
- Meeting weight loss targets: If you are prescribed medication, we will support you to achieve your goals in terms of improved overall health and functionality. There are minimum targets for weight loss with these medications, which we will assess with you at follow-up intervals. We do aim for a minimum of greater than 5% total body weight loss to warrant continuation with these medications. If an individual is not responding to the medication, an alternative can be considered with our physicians.
- Follow-up check-ins:
- For individuals using weekly injection options, we will follow up every 4 weeks while an individual is titrating the dose upwards. This is to help minimise side effects for a patient when moving up the dose of the medication. Our clinicians will also ensure individuals are engaging with the appropriate strategies to help with weight management. Once established and stable, follow-up is reduced to three to six monthly intervals.
- For individuals using a daily injection option, the follow-up interval is usually 5- 8 weeks from initiation (this time allows for the titration of the dose), we also follow up after 12 weeks using the therapeutic dose of the medication.
How it works
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Complete the short weight management questionnaire
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Schedule your weight management consultation with one of our IMC-registered GPs
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The GP will provide treatment options and if appropriate may prescribe medication to assist with weight management
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We will notify you when your treatment plan is ready
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Visit any participating pharmacy to collect your medication
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Book a weight management follow up consultation at weeks 5 and 12 of your treatment
Meet our clinicians
Our team of specialist clinicians are all IMC-registered and experienced in ADHD diagnosis and treatment.
Dr James Ryan
Medical Director and GP
Dr James Ryan
Medical Director and GP
Special interests: Mental Health, Occupational Medicine, Woman’s Health, Men’s Health
Dr Lucia Suarez
GP
Dr Lucia Suarez
GP
Special interests: Women's health, Men's health, Mental Health, Dermatology