⚖️ Weight Management Enhanced Service

💷 How much is this worth to me?

This template supports delivery of the Weight Management Enhanced Service (2024/25), which incentivises:

• Brief interventions for weight

• Referrals to tiered weight management services for eligible patients

Funding is typically allocated for referring approximately one-third of patients on the obesity register, based on eligibility criteria as of 31 March 2023. Accurate data entry ensures practices can demonstrate activity and secure funding.

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📊 High-level overview of the specification requirements

To be eligible for referral, patients must have:

• A BMI recorded in the past 2 years

• A BMI falling within an eligible category (usually >30 or >27.5 in some populations)

• No clinical contraindications, and not declined referral

Practices are expected to:

• Record height and weight

• Calculate and record BMI

• Offer and record a referral to a weight management service

• Record declined referrals where applicable

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📌 What do you need to know?

This template includes:

📏 Height, Weight, and BMI

• Fields to record:

  • Height (cm)

  • Weight (kg)

  • BMI (auto or manual entry)

• BMI categories:

  • <20

  • 20–24 (normal)

  • 25–29 (overweight)

  • 30+ (obese)

  • 40+ (severely obese)

🗣️ Initiating a Brief Intervention

Suggested phrasing includes:

• “Before you leave, could I check your weight today?”

• “Do you mind if I weigh you?”

Source: Let’s Talk About Weight: A step-by-step guide to brief interventions

📑 Referral Details

• Drop-down to record referral to a weight management service

• Tickbox for referral declined

Referral eligibility is subject to NHS service rules — always check local protocols.

📚 Information Links

• Direct links to:

  • Let’s Talk About Weight guide

  • Weight Management Enhanced Service specification

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💡 Hints and Tips

• Patients must have a BMI recorded within the last 2 years to qualify for referral.

• Use BMI interpretation radio buttons to flag eligibility quickly.

• Record referral declined explicitly — this helps demonstrate compliance and prevents inaccurate denominator inclusion.

• If a patient is not eligible for referral (e.g. already referred or under weight threshold), document clearly outside this template.

• Referral codes vary slightly between years — this template uses the correct 2025/26 codelist.