Referring patients

Referring patients to the Specialist Weight Management Service

Please visit the North Devon Formulary website pages for referral criteria here

The referral criteria:

Patients who are aged 18 years or older who are motivated to lose weight and committed to attendance at regular appointments, with:

• BMI greater than 40kg/m²

• Newly diagnosed (within the last 4 years) type 2 diabetes and have a BMI greater than 30kg/ m²

• BMI greater than 35kg/ m² and one or more of the following comorbidities:

  • Established (over 4 years) type 2 diabetes or previous gestational diabetes

  • Hyperlipidaemia uncorrected by maximum tolerated doses of Statins

  • Sleep apnoea

  • Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) after assessment by a GI surgeon

  • Severe Osteoarthritis requiring listing for joint replacement

  • Intracranial hypertension

  • Infertility in which weight is a barrier to therapy

  • Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)