Explore freely
Compare medicines, NHS, surgery and lifestyle routes without being forced into an order.
Medicines & Research Watch
News and evidence on weight-management medicines — with sources and review dates.
Weight Management Centre
Every credible route. Explained properly.
Medication is only one option. Shift Some Timber brings together a complete UK weight-management resource covering lifestyle change, NHS support, prescription treatments, surgery and emerging therapies — with the same questions answered for every route.
Start with you, not the product
One front door into treatment.
Start Here helps you explore lifestyle support, NHS care and clinical assessment. The information pages explain treatment options, benefits, risks and limitations. A prescriber decides whether any medicine is suitable.
Open Start Here →1
Tell us what mattersThree focused questions, not a sales questionnaire.
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See the routes worth investigatingLifestyle, NHS, medicines and surgery considered in the same decision.
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Dig into the evidenceGuides, comparisons, methodology and treatment knowledge remain one click away.
Choose a route
Five ways into the Treatment Centre
Lifestyle & behaviour change
Free-firstEvidence-based
Nutrition, walking, strength work, sleep, habits, alcohol, emotional eating and structured self-directed programmes.
Explore lifestyle options →NHS support
NHS
Digital weight-management support, local services, referrals, specialist pathways, medication access and surgery eligibility.
Explore NHS routes →Weight-management medication
Licensed optionsPrivateNHS limited
Mounjaro, Wegovy, Saxenda, Orlistat and other established or relevant UK medicines — compared fairly and in context.
Explore medication →Weight-loss surgery
NHSPrivate UK
Gastric sleeve, bypass, band, balloon, ESG and revision procedures — including NHS routes, UK costs, Europe and aftercare.
Explore surgery →Emerging treatments
Clinical trialsResearch
Retatrutide, CagriSema, Amycretin, MariTide and the next generation of weight-management treatments.
Explore what's coming →Compare everything
Decision support
Medication vs lifestyle, surgery vs medication, NHS vs private, UK vs Europe and treatment-vs-treatment comparisons.
Open Compare Centre →Shift's rule:
We do not start with what we want to sell. We start with the options available to you, the trade-offs involved and what makes sense in real life.
The Shift Treatment Standard
Every treatment guide will be built to answer the same core questions, so you can compare options properly instead of jumping between sales pages that all tell the story differently.
What is it?
Plain-English explanation and how it works.
Who is it for?
Who may benefit — and who probably should not choose it.
NHS
Eligibility, referral route, access and practical limitations.
UK private
Availability, typical costs, inclusions and hidden costs.
Europe
Where relevant: country comparisons, travel, aftercare and risk.
Benefits & drawbacks
How it could help — and how it could hinder.
Evidence & uncertainty
What we know, how strong the evidence is and what remains unclear.
Alternatives
Natural, NHS, professional support, medication, surgery and doing nothing for now.
Real-life implications
Work, family, food, exercise, alcohol, travel and maintenance.
Decision support
Questions to ask yourself, your clinician and your provider.
Quick links
Can I try without paying for treatment?
Yes. In fact, we want you to have a proper free route available. The Natural Route will give you a structured way to test lifestyle change before deciding whether you need more support.
Start freeTreatment through Shift
Treatment information through Shift. Regulated clinical assessment, prescribing and dispensing belong to the appropriately regulated provider, not to Shift Some Timber.
Legal entity, clinical responsibility, professional/regulatory registration and who makes the prescribing decision.
Named pharmacy, registration, supply responsibility, delivery model and what happens during stock interruption.
Actual monthly and longer-term cost, medication inclusion, delivery, consultations, support, dose changes and any extra charges.
Service hours, response expectations, side-effect route, urgent escalation, complaints, safeguarding and who owns each hand-off.
Cooling-off/cancellation position, refunds where applicable, missed deliveries, switching/stopping and continuity if a provider relationship ends.
Shift already brings the decision-support, education and member journey together. Prescription treatment will sit inside that same experience through the appropriate regulated clinical and pharmacy partners.
New: Wegovy Decision Guide
Our comprehensive UK guide to Wegovy.
New Decision Guides
New: Ozempic Clarification Guide
Medication Comparison Centre
Surgery Centre now live
Thinking beyond injections?
Start with our UK bariatric surgery guide, then go deep on gastric sleeve surgery.
Explore surgeryNHS Weight Management Centre
What can you actually get on the NHS?
Understand referrals, specialist services, medication, surgery and why local pathways differ.
Explore the NHS routeNot sure where to start?
Explore the SHIFT Health MOT home blood test and what it covers.
Explore the Health MOTPersonal decision support
Don't know which section applies to you?
Use your Health MOT to see which treatment routes are most worth understanding.
Use Decision CentrePersonal Treatment Finder
Not sure what applies to you?
Build a structured view using your health profile, history, appetite, goals and preferences.
Use Treatment FinderMedication comparison
Choose the question before choosing the drug.
Compare licensed options across evidence, route, convenience, NHS context and maintenance.
Open Medication Comparison 2.0Surgery comparison
Weight loss is only one column.
Compare procedure trade-offs before narrowing to a hospital, country or price.
Open Surgery Comparison 2.0Lifestyle comparison
What does additional treatment actually add?
Compare appetite support, weight-loss intensity, cost, medical burden, muscle, maintenance and flexibility.
Open Lifestyle vs TreatmentNHS vs Private
Clinical eligibility is only half the story.
Compare actual access, wait, choice, monitoring and sustainable cost.
Open NHS vs Private CentreUK vs Europe
A £4,000 quote is not necessarily a £4,000 treatment.
Add the travel, insurance, follow-up, nutrition and contingency — then verify the surgeon and hospital.
Open UK vs Europe CentreEverything compared
Stop switching between separate tables.
Use one engine to compare treatments, routes and locations across shared dimensions.
Open Universal ComparisonALREADY ON A ROUTE?
You don’t need the sales journey again.
Use My Timber for the day-to-day, or go straight to practical treatment support.