Established in 2019, The National Medical Weight Loss Programme provides online CPD and SCOPE accredited education, exclusively to registered health professionals in the medical management of overweight and obesity.
We combine flexible online learning with world-class academic training written by an Expert Advisor to the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) on obesity.
Delegates who successfully pass the course, can promote themselves as a Certified Partner of The National Medical Weight Loss Programme
You need to be a registered Healthcare professional to be able to access our training
You will become a certified partner when you successfully pass and complete the “Management of Obesity” training course.
Once you have successfully passed the module assessments and have completed the training, you will become a certified partner of The National Medical Weight Loss Programme.
By becoming a certified partner, it allows you to experience many different benefits, such as.
Receive your own personalised Consultation URL link, you will use this to scope your patient to check criteria and suitability to prescribe
Experience in-depth and comprehensive evidence-based medicine, complying with all regulatory policies and guidelines. Our training will enable you to create a successful business model delivering a safe, legal and ethical medical weight management service.
Gain all the knowledge and skills required to set up a private medical weight loss service. Each module is conveniently recorded separately, allowing you to study in ‘bite-size’ chunks at your own pace, and from any device anywhere in the world (with internet access).
Module 1 : The epidemiology and physiology of obesity
Module 2 : The fat cell, metabolism and appetite regulation
Module 3 : Weight loss interventions (excluding Pharmacotherapy)
Module 4.1 : Pharmacotherapy, including Phentermine, Orlistat, Mysimba and Liraglutide (Saxenda)
Module 4.2 : Advanced Pharmacotherapy, Semaglutide (Wegovy)
Module 4.3 : Advanced Pharmacotherapy, Tirzepatide (Mounjaro)
Module 5 : Setting up a medical weight management clinic
Bonus Module 1 – Medical treatments and VAT by Veronica Donnelly
Bonus Module 2 – Advertising standards and prescription medications by Lorna Jackson
The National Medical Weight Loss Programme (NMWLP) was developed exclusively to train registered healthcare professionals. Some examples of the professionals we train can be found below. NB This list is not exhaustive, and if your profession isn’t listed, please use our contact us form to find out if you are eligible to become one of our Certified Partners.
*Must either use our prescribing service or their prescriber is already a certified partner
All healthcare professionals in England (other than pharmacists) are required to register with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to offer this service.
If you’re not already working from registered premises (whether that’s from a clinic, or your own home / office), we can offer an EXCLUSIVE package deal which, in addition to becoming one of our Certified Partners, also provides you with the full CQC registration support package through our strategic business partner Care Consultancy Assist.
EXCLUSIVE deal for Certified Partners of NMWLP
The ‘all-inclusive’ cost of CQC registration support package for Partners of the NMWLP is just £2250. Thats a saving of £799 off the normal price of £3049.
Once you have booked on to the training, you will receive the following emails instructing you on your next steps
Yes, every and all delegates who purchases training must sign their agreement. Training links will not be sent until this has been signed.
All of our information is for your personal use only. It cannot be shared or copied or used in any other way except to run your service.
If you use a third-party or individual to run your social media, this individual or company will be required to sign an NDA before being allowed access too. Please contact us on info@nmwlp.co.uk
NB you will be held responsible for any breaches or misuse of our intellectual property by any of your third-party or business users
ANY BREACH OF YOUR NDA WILL BE REPORTED TO YOUR PROFESSIONAL GOVERNING BODY (GMC, GDC, NMC, GPHC OR HCPC) AND/OR OTHER RELEVANT AUTHORITIES.
The cost of training is £595
You can also add additional staff members for £495
Visit the website (NMWLP) and locate the “Book Training” tab.
Locate the “Management of Obesity” training £595 and simply add to your basket and follow the checkout process.
NB You must complete ALL the required fields, any missing information when we receive your order will delay us processing and giving access.
Once you have signed your NDA, you will receive the following email
3) Links to the training webinars and course assessments
This email will include your links to access the training, your 30-day access starts as soon as the links are sent to you. Remember to set aside ‘PROTECTED TRAINING TIME’ – after your 30-days access to the training will be removed.
If you are not able to complete your training in the 30-day allocated time, please make us aware before the time is up so that we can put it on hold. If you allow your links to expire without letting us know you will need to purchase the 30-day extension
Endorsing high standards in learning
Every day, millions of students, teachers and support staff across the globe, are participating in a learning revolution: the COVID-19 pandemic has upended the centuries-old tradition which saw students travelling to a physical location to learn. Education and training has changed dramatically, with the distinct rise of online learning, where delegates study remotely on digital platforms.
In response to this digital revolution, The NMWLP has converted its’ 2-day training programme into a series of bite-sized videos covering each of the modules.
There’s never been a better time to advance your clinical skills and expertise. Book today, and set up your medical weight loss service in a matter of days.
Gain all the knowledge and skills required to set up a private medical weight loss service. Each module is conveniently recorded separately, allowing you to study in ‘bite-size’ chunks at your own pace, and from any device anywhere in the world (with internet access).
Module 1 : The epidemiology and physiology of obesity
Module 2 : The fat cell, metabolism and appetite regulation
Module 3 : Weight loss interventions (excluding Pharmacotherapy)
Module 4.1 : Pharmacotherapy, including Phentermine, Orlistat, Mysimba and Liraglutide (Saxenda)
Module 4.2 : Advanced Pharmacotherapy, Semaglutide (Wegovy)
Module 4.3 : Advanced Pharmacotherapy, Tirzepatide (Mounjaro)
Module 5 : Setting up a medical weight management clinic
Bonus Module 1 – Medical treatments and VAT by Veronica Donnelly
Bonus Module 2 – Advertising standards and prescription medications by Lorna Jackson
Yes, at the end of each module there is an assessment for you to complete, this is so we can test your knowledge to issue your certificates. The following terms apply
You will have 30-days to access and complete your training, if you put the protected training time aside you could complete in as little as 1-2 days, but don’t worry, you will still have the full 30 days access
If you are not able to complete your training in the 30-day allocated time, please make us aware before the time is up so that we can put it on hold. If you allow your links to expire without letting us know you will need to purchase the 30-day extension
Once you have informed us that you have successfully completed your training and passed all assessments, you will receive the following emails.
If at any time during your learning process you need help or advice with anything, we are only an email or call away. Please do not hesitate getting in touch with us.
Yes, we offer lots of ongoing and provisional support in the form of the Closed Facebook Groups and the Private Dropbox
Closed Facebook Group: This has now over 700 members in and is used as a community, private forum and ongoing support and provision to help you successfully run your business.
Private Dropbox: This is filled with lots of useful information and resources to support your training, such as, appointment paperwork, GP letter templates, consent forms and social media posts that fall in line with the ASA to name but a new.
New Partners – If you are new to The National Medical Weight Loss Programme, then there is only one training course – “Management of Obesity” follow this link for more information : https://www.nmwlp.co.uk/shop/
Existing Partners – If you are an existing partner that did their main “Management of Obesity” training before any of the new modules (Wegovy, Mounjaro, Wegovy & Mounjaro Combined, Diabetes and weight management” then you can choose to purchase by visiting the website here : https://www.nmwlp.co.uk/shop/
