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Lose Weight With Confidence On Our Medical Weight Loss Programme

Whatever your reason for wanting to lose weight - whether it's to look your best for a special occasion, to improve your general health or just to feel better in yourself, we believe that we can help you achieve your goals with a weight loss  programme that fits your needs, your lifestyle and your tastes.

We have specialised in diet, weight loss and slimming since 1988, and are very pleased to say that most of our new patients come to us because of positive feedback from friends and family who have visited us before. To see some feedback from our patients click here.

We aim to be friendly, flexible and supportive in helping you meet your weight loss objectives. Our doctors are highly qualified and very experienced in determining the most appropriate form of treatment for each patient.

We have a wide range of eating plans and treatments available to help you make a permanent change to your eating habits. First, we help you reach your agreed target weight, then we provide maintenance programmes to ensure that you stay at your ideal weight.

We also provide ongoing support by telephone and email, as well as providing a series of handouts with advice on diet, nutrition and the role of exercise in losing weight.

You'll Be Happy When You Lose Weight With Our Help

As our patient, we put your well-being at the heart of everything we do.

We were one of the first handful of clinics in the country to achieve registration under the Care Quality Commission’s tough National Care Standards, which provide a framework for professional patient care which we aim to meet and exceed.  Our registration number at Richmond is P05002170 and at Victoria E010000602.

We are active members of the OMA, the organisation which regulates and monitors the private slimming sector, and our doctors regularly attend seminars such as those given by the ASO which conducts research into how people become overweight. This means that they always have the latest information at their fingertips to help you achieve the weight loss you need.  

We would be delighted to welcome you as a patient.

If you would like to make an appointment or request more information, please call us on 0800 019 0078

If you would like more information before making a call, or would like to give us feedback on our site, please contact us.

	The Programme Works For Women and Men

When you attend the clinic for the first time you will be asked to register with us and provide enough information for us to ensure you receive the best possible care. You will then see one of our doctors, who will discuss privately with you your eating habits and lifestyle, then if appropriate, decide how much weight you should aim to lose.

The doctor will ask you a series of questions about your medical history, weigh you, and take your blood pressure, to see if you are medically fit and able to follow one of our regimes.

The doctor will then recommend a particular diet for you to follow, explaining what you should and should not do, then fine tune your eating plan to suit your taste. If appropriate, the doctor may prescribe some form of appetite suppressant or lipase inhibitor to help you adapt to the new diet. These come in the form of a pill or capsule.

The Medication Takes The Edge Off Your Appetite

The appetite suppressants are designed to take the edge off your appetite, and make it easier for you to stick to the weight reducing diet without suffering hunger pangs or being tempted to nibble. Lipase inhibitors are one of the latest forms of treatment for weight loss and work by stopping you digesting about 30% of the fat in the food you eat.

The doctor will normally ask you to return in a week's time, to check that you are happy with the diet and any medication, answer any questions arising from your treatment and check that you are starting to lose weight.

Regular Visits Are Key To Your Weight Loss Success

This process of regular consultation with the doctor is at the heart of our treatment plans, enabling you to feel comfortable that you are progressing with all the support and encouragement you need.

Depending on your size at the start of your programme, you should expect to lose between 7 and 14 pounds in the first month, then 6 or 7 pounds a month thereafter depending on how well you manage to keep to the new eating plan!

We will keep you on your diet for ten to twelve weeks, then may ask you to take a break of three to four weeks from your medication before restarting. The number of visits you make to us depends on how much weight you need to lose and how successful you are at your diet.

Over 60% Of Our New Patients Are Referred To Us By Our Existing Patients

Our success as a clinic is based on our number of satisfied patients. Over 60% of new patients are referred to us from former patients, who have been successful in losing weight and have enjoyed their programmes with us.

	Karen Lackie, Patient Care Co-Ordinator

Karen Is Here To Look After You

Karen Lackie is our Patient Care Co-ordinator, and will be in touch with you a few days after your first consultation to see how things are going. She'll then keep in touch every few weeks to make sure we are doing everything we can to help you lose weight.

When you register, you tell us how you would like us to keep in touch with you - ideally we'd like to be able to call you as it's so much easier and quicker for us both. But if you prefer email or letter, Karen will use whichever method you prefer.

One of the amazing things about Karen is how often she ends up having a laugh with every patient she calls - let her keep you laughing as you see your weight coming down and you slowly but surely turn into the Goddess (or Adonis!) that you know is lurking inside you.      

If you would like to make an appointment or request more information, please call our 24 hour Enquiry Line free on 0800 019 0078

Treatment Fees And Payment Methods

We Cost Less Than Buying Pills Online AND You Are Looked After By An Experienced Doctor

Look at what you get:

• A consultation with a private doctor in a leading London clinic.
• An eating plan based on the latest nutritional thinking.
• Medication proven to take the edge off your appetite without leaving you tired and listless.

The Medical Weight Loss Programme is our most accessible and cost-effective plan. There is a one-off registration fee of £15 , while treatment fees start at just £16 per week depending on which clinic you attend and the course of treatment determined during your initial consultation with one of our doctors. Your fee includes the consultation, your eating plan and appetite suppressants to aid your transition to your new eating plan. There are discounts available when you book and pay for several weeks of treatment at one time.

You are welcome to visit the clinic at any time during your programme for a weight check and discussion with the doctor. Our records show that the people who visit the clinic most often are the ones who lose the most weight!

A one-month programme with unlimited access to the doctor costs from £55 depending on which clinic you attend, less than most meal replacement programmes. We would normally expect a treatment programme to last for three to six months, or longer if you have a lot of weight to lose.   As a comparison, a well known herbal product sold through multi-level marketing costs around double this amount per month, while the 500 calorie starvation diet being offered by a national franchise costs four times as much, around £270 per month.  

Payment  :  We accept payment by all the usual methods including: Personal cheque with a valid bankers cheque card, cash, and the following payment cards: Visa, Mastercard, American Express (all),  Switch, Delta, Visa Electron and Solo

Restrictions on Treatment

Given our aim to put you, the patient, at the heart of everything we do, there may be some occasions when we are unable to offer treatment. If you are currently being treated for another condition by your doctor, we may not be able to treat you without that doctor’s permission. There are some conditions such as glaucoma, epilepsy and depression where appetite suppressants cannot be used. We cannot treat you if are pregnant or planning to become pregnant. In such situations we may be able to help you with lipase inhibitors or through more general advice and support. This list is not exhaustive and treatment will always be at our doctors’ discretion.

A number of our patients do not take medication, but are able to lose weight through a combination of our unique eating plan and regular advice and support from our doctors. For these patients, we charge £20 for the initial consultation then just £10 for follow-up sessions.

Attendance : We regret that our doctors are unable to treat patients without the patient physically attending one of our clinics in Richmond, Surrey or Victoria, Central London.

Lose Weight Without Medication

Don't Fancy Medication? Here's The Perfect Answer

If you want to lose weight but do not want to take medication, we recommend the Lifestyle Diet Programme run by our sister organisation, National Nutrition Clinic. Lead by a degree-qualified nutritional consultant, you will receive a detailed eating plan and a highly personalised programme building over 16 weeks. There is no medication involved, though we can provide some natural products to help balance your blood sugar and reduce your appetite.

For more information on the Lifestyle Diet Programme please Click Here

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If you would like to make an appointment or request more information, please call our 24 hour Enquiry Line free on 0800 019 0078