The NHS Digital Weight Management Programme supports adults living with obesity who also have a diagnosis of diabetes, hypertension or both, to manage their weight and improve their health

It is a 12-week online behavioural and lifestyle programme that people can access via a smartphone or computer with internet access

Inclusion criteria

• You must be 18 or over
• You must have a BMI greater than 30. The BMI threshold will be lowered to 27.5 for people from black, Asian, and ethnic minority backgrounds, as we know people from these ethnic backgrounds are at an increased risk of conditions such as Type 2 diabetes at a lower BMI
• You must have diabetes, high blood pressure, or both
• You must have a smartphone, tablet, or computer with internet access

Exclusion criteria

Any person that meets any of the following exclusion criteria should not be referred to the programme:

• recorded as having moderate or severe frailty
• is pregnant
• has an active eating disorder
• has had bariatric surgery in the last two years
• people for whom a weight management programme is considered to pose greater risk of harm than benefit.

For people aged over 80 years old, the referrer will need to confirm on the referral form that a weight management programme is considered likely to pose greater benefit than harm