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York Street Medical Practice

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Patient notice- Weight Management Medication in Primary Care

Posted on September 29th, 2025

Patient notice- Weight Management Medication in Primary Care

We are not able to prescribe this in General Practice locally.  GP Practices can refer eligible patients for assessment, to ‘Healthy You’, the provider that has been commissioned to provide the service.  There is a strict criteria that patients will have to meet in order to be eligible ie a BMI over 40 and other health conditions in order to be referred to the Healthy You team who will assess and decide on which will be suitable for each individual. For more information please click on the patient information leaflet below.

Tirzepatide – Patient Information leaflet