How to access Wegovy or Mounjaro on the NHS
NHS access depends on clinical eligibility and the current local pathway. Here is how to ask for an assessment without relying on an outdated threshold.
What are Wegovy and Mounjaro?
Wegovy contains semaglutide. Mounjaro contains tirzepatide, which acts on both GIP and GLP-1 receptors. Both are prescription injections that can be licensed for weight management in appropriate patients. Ozempic also contains semaglutide but is licensed for type 2 diabetes, not weight management.
Can a GP prescribe them for weight management?
NHS access is changing. Tirzepatide is being introduced in primary care in phases for people with the highest clinical need, while specialist weight-management services may prescribe weight-management medicines under different criteria. What is available also depends on local commissioning and clinical capacity.
This means a blanket statement that GPs either can or cannot prescribe is misleading. Your practice must check the current pathway for you.
How do I ask for an assessment?
- Contact your registered GP practice and ask about weight-management support.
- A clinician reviews your BMI, diagnosed health conditions, current medicines, previous support, ethnicity adjustment where relevant, and safety considerations.
- If appropriate, the practice explains the available primary-care or specialist referral route.
- The prescribing service makes the final decision. Referral does not guarantee medication.
Use current official guidance
Eligibility and rollout rules change. Check NHS England's weight management injections page (opens in a new tab) and ask the practice which local specification is in force.
What about private treatment?
Use a properly regulated prescriber and dispensing pharmacy. Tell your GP about any privately prescribed medicine so it can be considered with your health record and other treatments. Never buy prescription medicine from an unregulated seller.
Next steps at Abbamoor
If you are already a patient, send an online request or contact reception for a weight-management review. If you are not a patient, first use the registration journey to check whether you live in the current practice catchment.
Ask about the current pathway
The practice team can arrange an individual review and explain which NHS options are currently available.