Healthy weight programmes
Referrals
For all programmes, please make sure your referral includes all the information we need. We will reject referrals which do not have all the information needed.
South east London healthy living programme
We accept referrals from GPs, practice nurses and other health professionals.
We accept referrals for people who:
- are over 18
- are registered with a GP in Bexley, Bromley, Lambeth, Lewisham or Southwark
- are motivated to change lifestyle behaviours
- meet the body mass index (BMI) eligibility criteria
We do not accept referrals for people who:
- are pregnant or planning pregnancy
- are receiving palliative or end of life care
- have had a myocardial infarction or stroke within the last 3 months
- have blood pressure readings of >180 mmHg systolic OR >120 mmHg diastolic taken within the last 6 months (consider re-referral when blood pressure is optimised)
GP and practice nurses referrals
All NHS GP referrals must be submitted using the NHS e-Referral Service (e-RS). Referrals sent by email or post from NHS GPs will not be processed.
You need to select:
- 'Dietetics' as specialty
- 'Weight Management' as clinic type
- 'SEL Tier 3 Healthy Weight Programme' as service name
The referral form is on EMIS or DXS. It is called 'SEL Healthy Weight Management Programme Referral form'.
Other health professionals
Please complete the referral form and email it to us.
Body mass index (BMI) requirements
If your patient has no co-morbidities they must have a minimum BMI of 40 if they're white or 37.5 or above if they're of another ethnicity.
If your patient has type 2 diabetes or at least 2 co-morbidities associated with obesity they must have a minimum BMI of 35 if they're white or 32.5 if they're of another ethnicity.
If your patient has been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes within the last 2 years they must have a minimum BMI of 30 if they're white or 27.5 if they're of another ethnicity.
Obesity co-morbidities are:
- hypertension
- idiopathic intracranial hypertension
- NAFLD, NASH or other hepatic steatosis
- obstructive sleep apnoea or obesity hypoventilation syndrome
- prediabetes
- previous stroke or myocardial infarction
Southwark healthy weight programme
We accept referrals from GPs, practice nurses and other health professionals.
We accept referrals for people who:
- are over 18
- are living in Southwark or registered with a Southwark GP
- have a body mass index (BMI) above 30
- are of Black, Black African or Black Caribbean ethnicity with a BMI over 27.5
Please see our exclusion criteria.
GP and practice nurses referrals
The referral form is available on EMIS or DXS. It is called 'single point of access tier 2 WM / HLH'.
Please complete the referral form and email it to us.
Other health professionals
Please complete the referral form and email it to us.
Lambeth healthy weight hub
We accept referrals from GPs, practice nurses and other health professionals.
Patients can also self-refer using the Lambeth healthy weight hub self-referral form.
We accept referrals for people who:
- are aged 18 or over
- are registered with a GP in Lambeth or are a Lambeth resident
- are able to speak and read English
- are motivated to change lifestyle behaviours
- have a body mass index (BMI) between 30 and 40
- are of Black, Black African, Black Caribbean, LatinX, South Asian (including mixed ethnicities) ethnicity with a BMI between 27.5 and 40
Please see our exclusion criteria.
Please check the referral form to make sure you've included all the information we need. We will reject referrals which do not contain all the required information.
GP and practice nurses referrals
The referral form is available on EMIS or DXS. It is called ‘Lambeth Healthy Weight Hub Referral Form'.
Please complete the referral form and email it to us.
Other health professionals
Please complete the referral form and email it to us.
Up!Up!
We accept referrals from GPs, practice nurses and other health professionals.
Patients can also self-refer using the Up!Up! self-referral form.
We accept referrals for people who:
- are over 18
- are registered with a GP in Lewisham or a Lewisham resident
- have a body mass index (BMI) above 30
- are of Black, Black African or Black Caribbean ethnicity with a BMI over 27.5
- are women with a waist circumference over 80 centimetres (32 inches)
- are men with a waist circumference over 94 cm (37 inches)
Please see our exclusion criteria.
GP and practice nurses referrals
The referral form is available on EMIS or DXS. It is called 'Up!Up! Tier 2 Weight Management Programme Referral Form’.
Please complete the referral form and email it to us.
Other health professionals
Please complete the referral form and email it to us.
Exclusion criteria
We do not accept referrals for people who:
- are pregnant or planning pregnancy
- are receiving palliative or end of life care
- have had a myocardial infarction or stroke within the last 3 months
- have blood pressure readings of >180 mmHg systolic OR >120 mmHg diastolic taken within the last 6 months (consider re-referral when blood pressure is optimised)
- have a clinically diagnosed eating disorder
- cannot take part in a group intervention
Contact us
South east London healthy living programme
Phone: 020 7188 2010
Email: gst-tr.tier3@nhs.net
Southwark healthy weight programme
Phone: 020 7188 2010
Email: Southwark.referrals@nhs.net
Lambeth healthy weight hub
Phone: 020 3049 5242
Email: gst-tr.lambethtier2programme@nhs.net
UpUp!
Phone: 020 7188 2010
Email: gst-tr.up.up@nhs.net
Last updated: January 2024