💉You may have heard via the media that weight loss injections can be prescribed via Primary Care from June 2025.💉
This is NOT currently available from GP surgeries in Hertfordshire.
Local implementation is organised by Hertfordshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) https://hertsandwestessex.icb.nhs.uk/. (The ICB is the local NHS organisation that plans and oversees how NHS money is spent)
The ICB has reported that it is setting up a new service to provide access to tirzepatide for patients referred through their GP or other healthcare professionals. This service will provide access to tirzepatide injections as part of a nine-month healthy lifestyle programme.Â
It will be some time before the first eligible patients are able to access tirzepatide through this new service.
Please note that the criteria are very strict and may not be suitable for even those who meet the eligibility criteria. Â
Calculations say that there will be 220,000 patients UK wide that will qualify.
📊Statistically that means from the approximately 14,000 patients registered at Schopwick, only around 4 or 5 will qualifyÂ
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Access to general practice is difficult and resources are limited, therefore we would like very much to avoid booking unnecessary appointments for patients that do not qualify for Mounjaro injections, as this would block access to patients that are unwell and need to be seen by a doctor.
The full ICB policy can be found here:
https://www.hertsandwestessex.ics.nhs.uk/your-health-and-care/stay-well/weight-management/weight-loss-injections/