Services Database Weight Management Service (Eastern & Coastal Kent Area)

A weight management service, which offers support to the client over a 12 month period. Appointments are every week for the first four weeks, then fortnightly until week 16, then every four weeks until week 24. The client will then have another appointment at nine months and 12 months.

The pharmacist will offer advice on healthy eating and increasing activity. In addition pharmacists may provide orlistat under a Patient Group Direction (PGD),  and patients may receive exercise referral or cook and eat classes.

Not known.