What is medical weight management?
Weight management support is for adults whose weight is affecting their health and who may benefit from medical treatment alongside changes to diet, activity and lifestyle.
You might consider this service if you've struggled to lose weight through diet and exercise alone, or if a clinician has previously suggested medical support could help.
Is this service right for you?
It may be suitable if
This service may be suitable for adults who meet clinically recognised weight criteria and who don't have a condition or medication that makes medical weight-loss treatment unsuitable.
Another type of care may be better if
Online treatment isn't appropriate for everyone - for example, if you're pregnant or breastfeeding, have certain medical conditions, or your assessment suggests you need an in-person examination first. Your clinician will explain if that applies to you.
How Nelford’s weight management service works
- 1Tell us what you need
Complete a secure online consultation about your symptoms, health and any treatment you’ve tried. It’s free and you can start any time.
- 2Same-day review by a UK-registered clinician
A clinician needs independently verifiable weight and height information, relevant health history and current medication before deciding whether this service is appropriate. A photo of scales alone is not enough. If anything else would help, the clinician will ask, or arrange a call or video consultation.
- 3You choose
If treatment is clinically appropriate, you receive your options with their benefits, risks and a clear price. You decide whether to go ahead.
- 4We handle the rest
Choose next-working-day delivery through our pharmacy partners, or your prescription by email. Nelford coordinates the next steps and any follow-up.
Information that helps
Having these to hand helps the clinician review your consultation quickly. If you don’t have something, you can still submit: the clinician will let you know if anything else is needed.
- Your height and weight, with recent records that can be independently checked - a photo of scales alone isn't enough
- Health conditions that may be related to your weight
- Weight-loss treatments you have tried before
- Photo ID, so your identity can be confirmed (if you are new to Nelford or your details have changed)
- Medicines you take now or have taken recently, and any allergies
- Relevant medical history and your GP's details
- Your contact details and address, so the clinic can reach you safely
After your consultation
Where treatment is appropriate, your clinician explains the options, how they work alongside diet and lifestyle change, and what monitoring is expected.
Follow-up is arranged so your clinician can review how you're getting on and adjust the plan if needed.
- Next-working-day delivery. Treatment confirmed before 4pm on a weekday is eligible for next-working-day delivery. Same-day options are available on request.
- Prescription sent by email. Receive your prescription electronically by email and use it at a pharmacy of your choice.
- Repeat treatment made simple. With a Nelford account you can request repeat treatment in a few steps, and a clinician reviews each request.
Every decision is made by a clinician together with you. The clinician may ask for more information, suggest a call or video consultation, or recommend another service if that would suit you better.
Cost, hours and delivery
- Your consultation is free. Your online consultation is free. You only pay if a clinician considers treatment appropriate and you choose to go ahead. You see a clear price for each option before you pay.
- Same-day review, 7 days a week from 7am to midnight.
- Next-working-day delivery when you order before 4pm on a weekday, with same-day options on request.
- If a clinician needs to speak with you by video or phone before deciding, a £19.40 booking fee applies. You see it before you book and can choose not to go ahead.
We work with multiple pharmacy partners to help keep treatment available. If we're unable to fulfil your medication order, we'll refund the medication and delivery costs and send your prescription electronically so you can arrange fulfilment elsewhere.
Pricing · Prescriptions and delivery · Same-day online consultations
When to get urgent help
Urgent: When to get urgent help instead
Weight management: common questions
Who is the Weight management service for?
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What will the clinician need to know?
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How much does it cost?
Will I definitely get treatment?
When might another type of care be better for weight management?
When should I get urgent help instead?
Sources and clinical information
- Publisher
- The Nelford Clinic
- Written by
- Nelford Clinical Content Team
- Clinically reviewed by
- Nelford Clinical Lead
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