Pharmacy First goes live on February 1st, 2024

Starting February 1st, 2024, NHS England has created a new scheme to help ease the pressure on UK General Practice. It is called “Pharmacy First pathways”, encouraging eligible patients to utilise these services for timely and effective care. “Right patient, Right place, Right time, First time”

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Weight Management

Tier 1 Weight Management

Self care using NHS approved Apps and guidance https://www.nhs.uk/better-health/lose-weight/

Tier 2 Weight Management (by referral)

  • Face to Face sessions (located in community venues across Hampshire)
  • Virtual Classes (these sessions will be the same as those in the community but will be led by the instructor online via zoom or teams).
  • Gloji App (the programme is same as face to face and the virtual and is available on smart devices and is available 24/7). https://gloji.co.uk/

Eligibility criteria for Tier 2

  • Adults aged 18+ years with a BMI ≥ 30
  • Adults with a BMI ≥ 28 for those from Ethnic Minority Groups or those with long-term conditions, Cancer, Atrial Fibrillation, Coronary Heart Disease, Heart Failure, Stroke or TIA, Hypertension, Diabetes, Asthma, COPD, Musculoskeletal disorders, Diagnosed mental illness.
  • Must be resident in the administrative county of Hampshire or registered with a Hampshire GP.

Wish to be referred? Please complete this short form and we will be in contact

Calculate your BMI https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-weight/bmi-calculator

Weight Managment data form
Please use format day/month/year e.g. 12/05/1979
Are you currently pregnant?
Your Ethnicity
How would you like the provider to contact you to arrange a kick of meeting?

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Tier 3 Weight Management (by referral)

The Weigh Ahead’ service is a Specialist Community Weight Management Service for severe and complex
obesity, providing an intensive level of support to patients through a multi-disciplinary team (MDT)
approach.

Referral Criteria

  • Patients must be aged 16 or over
  • Patients must have a BMI ≥ 35 (with co-morbidities; see list of significant co-morbidities below) OR a BMI ≥ 40 (without co-morbidities)
  • Patients must have complied with a range of weight loss interventions at Tiers 1 and 2 of the pathway over a 2 year period and have failed to achieve or maintain weight loss goals*

Wish to be referred? if you are eligible and tried all of the above arrange a consultation with your Named GP