GPs prescribing Mounjaro

 

Have you heard the media say that you can get Mounjaro prescribed by your GP?

This is misleading as there is a specific criteria that has been set nationally for the safe roll out of this medication. Here’s an explanation of how it is being prescribed in Primary Care in Cambridgeshire & Peterborough.

Information about weight management services and the availability of weight related drug treatments in Cambridgeshire & Peterborough

“We are not able to prescribe this in General Practice locally.  GP Practices can refer eligible patients for assessment, to ‘Healthy You’, the provider that has been commissioned to provide the service.  There is a strict criteria that patients will have to meet in order to be eligible ie a BMI over 40 and other health conditions in order to be referred to the Healthy You team who will assess and decide on which will be suitable for each individual”.

Please only contact your GP Practice if you have:

BMI of 40kg/m2 or above (or 37.5 kg/m2 for people from South Asian, Chinese, other Asian, Middle Eastern, Black African or African-Caribbean ethnic backgrounds)

And at least four out of the following five health conditions which have already been diagnosed by your GP or other health professional:

  • Established Type 2 diabetes
  • Hypertension requiring blood pressure lowering therapy
  • Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
  • Obstructive sleep apnoea where treatment is indicated i.e. continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
  • Dyslipidaemia requiring treatment

If you meet the above criteria, the service will not be provided by GP Practices.

GP Practices can refer you for assessment to the ‘Healthy You’ service - the provider which has been commissioned locally to manage this service.

If ‘Healthy You’ decide you can be prescribed Tirzepatide, the ongoing responsibility of the prescribing and monitoring remains with ‘Healthy You’. More information can be found on the Healthy You website, links provided below:

Published: Jun 24, 2025

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