Soon GPs will be able to start prescribing Mounjaro for patients for weight loss in very specific patients.
NHS England has calculated this to be 220,000 patients across primary care and weight management services in hospital. This means that across our practice of 16,000 patients, approximately 30-40 patients will qualify for weight loss injections and some may already be using it.
We respectfully ask that due to limited resources in general practice, please avoid contacting the practice to ask for Mounjaro if you do not qualify for the injections. Sadly on the NHS, we are unable to help or prescribe this for you.
The cohorts and dates that people will be eligible are as follows:
From end of June 2025 (cohort 1), to be able to be able to have Mounjaro prescribed by your GP, you will need a BMI of over 40 with the four of the five following conditions:
- Diagnosed hypertension
- Diagnosed sleep apnoea
- Diagnosed type 2 diabetes
- Diagnosed cardiovascular disease
- Diagnosed hypercholesterolaemia.
If you do not meet this criteria, we cannot prescribe for you (based on the current guidance).
We appreciate your support in this matter.