Bariatric Medicine: UCLH

NCL Wide

UCLH weight management services will assess, initiate, up-titrate GLP-1 receptor agonist therapies. Patients will be discharged back to general practice for ongoing prescribing once they are stable and seen by the Behavioural Support for Obesity Prescribing (BSOP) programme .

Please note: patients referred to this service cannot be included in the numbers for QOF indicator OB005.


Eligibility Criteria

Inclusions

For patients meeting criteria:

  • ≥4 qualifying comorbidities (hypertension, dyslipidaemia, obstructive sleep apnoea, cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus), and BMI≥40; BMI threshold reduced by 2.5 kg/m2  for people from South Asian, Chinese, other Asian, Middle Eastern, Black African or African-Caribbean ethnic backgrounds

How to Refer

Letter

Referral methods: e-RS

Patients referred into UCLH will be referred into the Behavioural Support for Obesity Prescribing (BSOP) programme on behalf of the GP as this is a requirement as part of the NHS England model and supports patients with nutrition, physical activity, self-care and long-term behaviour change alongside medication.

The behavioural support offer includes remote group sessions covering topics such as understanding GLP-1, food and nutrition, movement, emotional eating, sleep, stress, maintaining motivation and planning for longer-term change.

In NCL this service is provided by Living Well, Taking Control LLP. Further details on wraparound care are available on the NHS England website. 

How to find the service on e-RS

  • Specialty: GI and Liver (medicine and surgery)
  • Clinic type: Bariatric Surgery
  • Service name: GLP-1 Weight Loss Service - UCLH


Review date: Tuesday, 24 August 2027