This information was last checked on 1-Aug-2023.
What is this service?
This programme offers online access to weight management plans for those living with obesity who also have a diagnosis of diabetes, or hypertension, or both.
With three levels of support and a choice of providers, it is designed to offer patients a personalised level of guidance for managing their weight and improving their longer-term health outcomes.
Criteria
- Adults (over 18 years old)
- BMI of 30+ (adjusted to ≥27.5 for people from black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds)
- Diagnosis of diabetes (Type 1 or Type 2) or hypertension or both
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The patient needs to have access to a smartphone and an email address for this programme
How to refer
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Use the form in DXS: NHS Digital Weight Management Programme Referral Form V2
Rejections, DNAs & other quirks
- For people aged over 80 years, a weight management programme must be considered likely to pose greater benefit than harm.
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Contact info
📧 england.wmp-prevention@nhs.net (for general questions about the programme)
🌐 Digital Weight Management - Information for Healthcare Professionals
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