The digital weight management programme provides online access to support people living with obesity who also have a diagnosis of either diabetes, hypertension, or both. 

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusions

Referrals to the programme are only for people that meet the following criteria:

• aged 18+
• body mass index (BMI) of 30 or more (adjusted to 27.5 for people from black, asian and ethnic minority backgrounds)
• have a diagnosis of diabetes (type 1 or type 2), hypertension or both.

Exclusions

Any person that meets any of the following exclusion criteria should not be referred to the programme:

• recorded as having moderate or severe frailty
• is pregnant
• has an active eating disorder
• has had bariatric surgery in the last two years
• people for whom a weight management programme is considered to pose greater risk of harm than benefit.

For people aged 80+, the referrer will need to confirm on the referral form that a weight management programme is considered likely to pose greater benefit than harm.

How to Refer