Weight Loss Injections

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Weight-loss injections on the NHS are only for people with highest clinical need.

A very specific group of people with the highest clinical need may be eligible for weight-loss injections:

People with a BMI of at least 40* and at least 4 of the following 5 health conditions may be eligible:

  • type 2 diabetes mellitus
  • high blood pressure
  • heart disease
  • obstructive sleep apnoea (when your breathing stops and starts while you sleep)
  • abnormal blood fats (dyslipidaemia)

*BMI adjusted for ethnicity

Click here to use the NHS BMI calculator.

For more information, visit: Healthy Weight – Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB