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Weight Loss Plan
Support to achieve long term, sustainable weight loss
The weight loss plan involves:
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Activity and nutrition guidance to help you develop a healthy lifestyle that is sustainable
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Weight-loss medication (weight-loss injections) to help reduce your appetite
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Regular face to face reviews with your doctor
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Careful monitoring of your health including regular blood tests
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The end goal is to achieve a healthier weight as well as a healthier lifestyle so you can maintain the healthier weight after discontinuing the medication.
About weight-loss injections
How does the medication help me lose weight?
Weight loss can be achieved by eating the right foods in the appropriate quantities and being suitably active. The medication helps this by supressing your appetite so you feel fuller and experience fewer food cravings, thus find it easier to stick to a weight-reducing diet. In time, the aim is that you achieve a healthier weight and develop healthier diet and exercise habits that you can sustain long after discontinuing the medication.
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Who is weight-loss medication suitable for?
The weight loss medication is authorised for adult patients with a BMI of 30 or more, as well as those with a BMI between 27-30 who also have weight-related health problems such as prediabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or heart problems. Weight loss medications are not suitable if you are pregnant or planning to get pregnant.
All patients must be assessed by the doctor who will decide if they are suitable for treatment. The doctor will review your medical history, measure your weight, height, body composition and vital signs such as blood pressure, and take a blood test to check for any underlying health conditions. Only once it has been determined there are no contraindications for treatment will our doctors prescribe the medication.
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How do I take the medication?
It is a weekly injection that you inject yourself. Your doctor will show you how. If you would rather a doctor did the injection for you, we charge £75 to do the injections at our surgery in Henley.
The Weight Loss Plan
Assessment
£350
You must be assessed by a doctor who will decide if you are suitable for treatment.
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The cost covers:
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30 minute appointment
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Review of your medical history
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Body composition analysis
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Comprehensive blood tests to check your underlying health
Your health is our priority and you will only be able to proceed to medication if the doctor assesses that it is the right treatment for you.
Stage 1
£375 every 4 weeks
During this stage, you will begin the medication on the starting dose and, if appropriate to do so, gradually increase the dose until it is the right level for you.
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The cost includes:
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Medication provided every 4 weeks
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Appointment with a doctor every 4 weeks to monitor your health and review your medication dose
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Blood tests to monitor your health every 12 weeks
Stage 2
£275 every 4 weeks
You can move to this stage once you have stopped increasing the medication dose and you are not having any side effects.
The cost includes:
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Medication provided every 4 weeks
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Appointment with the doctor and a blood test every 12 weeks to monitor your health
To book an assessment or ask any questions, please call us on 01491 313131.