NHS Weight Management Centre
Understand the NHS route before paying privately.
GP or self-referral, specialist services, Mounjaro and Wegovy, bariatric surgery, local variation and what to do if you are told no.
Start with the definitive NHS guideMedication pathways
Mounjaro, Wegovy, Saxenda, Orlistat, primary care vs specialist access and phased rollout.
Read medication pathways →Surgery pathways
Referral, assessment, waiting-time rights, rejected referrals, second opinions and complaints.
Read surgery pathways →New NHS Medication Finder
Which NHS route should you ask about?
Use BMI range, health conditions and whether you're already under specialist care to see the most sensible pathway to discuss next.
Open the NHS Medication FinderNHS Surgery Pathways
Referred, waiting or rejected?
Understand the full bariatric pathway, the 18-week right, patient choice, second opinions, PALS and what an IFR actually is.
Open NHS Surgery Pathways