Weight Loss Injections

Patient Information – Mounjaro (tirzepatide) for Weight Loss!

You may have seen recent media reports stating that GPs can now prescribe weight-loss injections like Mounjaro. While this is true nationally, in our area (Suffolk and North East Essex), GPs are not commissioned to provide these medications directly for weight loss.

Instead, the local NHS has chosen a Community Outreach service model. This means:

• Access is only available through a specialist NHS weight management service (WMCOS). This is not currently operating at present.
• Patients must be clinically assessed to determine eligibility.
• Only those meeting strict NHS criteria (including certain BMI and health conditions) will be offered treatment.

Your GP will not be able to prescribe it outside of the community specialist pathway.

• For more details, visit the official NHS Suffolk and North East Essex ICB website
• For any queries or complaint, please contact PALS

Published: Jun 24, 2025