Weight Management
- 25 May 2023
Glasgow and Clyde Weight Management Services
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Manage your weight
We understand that getting to a healthier weight and sticking to it can be hard, but it is easier with support from our team of experts. There are many physical and mental wellbeing benefits linked to a healthier weight and being more active. It can reduce your chances of many conditions, it helps you sleep better, decreases your stress levels and improves your energy and mood.
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde provide a Community Weight Management Service in partnership with Weight Watchers and Slimming World to help you lose weight. If eligible for the service you’ll receive a free 12 week membership providing access to a blend of in-person and online support. You will be able to attend a weekly workshop for a check in with a coach who will support you on your weight loss journey. You will also get access to a timetable of virtual workshops, delivered online, by Coaches and a range of further support through the smartphone app.
If you regularly attend workshops and lose 5% of your body weight over the 12 weeks, you could be eligible for a further 12-week membership.
Use the tabs below to find out a bit more about the service and how you can be referred.
The Programme
Members follow a programme combining healthy eating, physical activity and behaviour change techniques supporting them to lose weight and develop healthy habits.
Your Weight Management membership through NHSGGC provides you with:
- Access to a timetable of local workshops, held in local venues.
- Opportunity for a weekly wellness ‘Check In’
- Opportunity to be weight each week by your coach/consultant
- Support from other members going through their own weight loss journey
- Access to virtual workshops for members who prefer this option – you don’t have to speak, you can simply join and listen in to the discussion.
In addition to these local and virtual workshops, you’ll be provided with 16 weeks access to the smartphone app which offers the following:
- Tracking of diet/ physical activity/ sleep
- Thousands of recipes available
- Equipment-free workouts
- Social community – 24/7 access to a coach/consultant
Referral
Self Referral
NHSGGC Weight Management Services support individuals with existing health conditions that could be improved by losing weight. If you have Diabetes, Heart Disease or have previously had a Stroke and are overweight then you can self-refer by the means below.
All referrals are received through a NHSGGC managed weight management admin hub where demographic information, medical history and additional needs are considered before identifying a weight management service destination (Slimming World or Weight Watchers).
To self-refer:
Call: 0141 211 3379 (Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 4:00 pm)
Email: WeightManagement.HealthRecords@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
Or complete our online referral form.
Depending on your criteria (BMI; health conditions) you will be referred to the most appropriate service for you, either the Community or Specialist service. Click here to calculate your BMI.
If you are trying to lose weight but don’t meet the criteria for referral to our services, why not check out our Self Management resource and other services which could support you.
Health Professional Referral
If you’re a health professional, you can refer your patients to Glasgow and Clyde Weight Management Services via SCI Gateway here. Please select send to ‘GGC Weight Management Service.’
Alternatively, acute referrals can be made via TrakCare. Instructions for making a referral in Trak can be found here.
Our full referral criteria and guidance can be found here.
General enquires about the service should be made to by phone to: 0141 211 3379 or by email to: WeightManagement.HealthRecords@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
Success Stories
Some inspirational stories from people who have participated in our weight management programme.
Community Weight Management
Whether you don’t meet the criteria for our Community or Specialist Weight Management Services, or are unsure about joining a service at this time, you’ll find information below on a range of local and national self-management resources which could support you on your weight loss journey. You’ll also find information on our physical activity referral scheme, Live Active.
Eat Well, Feel Great, Lose Weight
If you want to lose weight, making small, realistic changes to your diet and level of physical exercise will help you kick-start your weight-loss journey. Our practical guide Eat Well, Feel Great, Lose Weight (pdf) will help get you started and build the foundations for a successful, effective weight loss that you can maintain over the long term.
NHS Inform 12 Week Weight Management Programme
NHS Inform have developed a free, online 12 Week Weight Management Programme. The step-by-step plan provides a wide range of materials, tips and links to support individuals on their weight loss journey.
Find out more and start the programme here.
Physical Activity
Physical activity can help support weight loss as well as boosting our energy and lifting our mood so whether you want to de-stress; lose weight quicker; tone up or achieve your fitness goals, our physical activity programmes can help. Find out more about our services including Live Active, Vitality and Health walks via our Get Active micro-site or by calling 0141 232 1860 (Monday – Friday 9:00am – 5:00pm)
The Get Active phone line will direct you to the kind of physical activity support you are looking for and to local authority area of your choice.
Maintaining a healthy weight or losing some weight has real health benefits. Losing just 5kg (11 lbs) could lower your blood pressure and cholesterol levels and may improve your mobility and reduce aches and pains!