Soon GPs will be able to start prescribing mounjaro for patients for weight loss in very specific patients.

NHS England has calculated this to be 220,000 patients across primary care and weight management services in hospital. This means that across our practice of 16,000 patients, approximately 30-40 patients will qualify for weight loss injections and some may already be using it.

 Current Eligibility Criteria For NHS Prescription

According to North West London ICS Weight Management

• Adults ≥ 18 years
• BMI ≥ 40 kg/m² (or ≥ 37.5 kg/m² for South Asian, Chinese, other Asian, Middle Eastern, Black African or African-Caribbean individuals)
• Plus at least four of the following comorbidities:
  • Cardiovascular disease
  • Hypertension
  • Dyslipidaemia
  • Obstructive sleep apnoea
  • Type 2 diabetes mellitus

We respectfully ask that due to limited resources in general practice, please avoid contacting the practice to ask for Mounjaro if you do not qualify for the injections. Sadly on the NHS, we are unable to help or prescribe this for you.