WEIGHT LOSS CLINIC in Belfast City Centre
We all know that maintaining a healthy weight plays an important role in improving overall health and wellbeing. However, knowing this doesn’t necessarily make it any easier and many of us struggle for years to achieve sustainable weight loss.
At Vitalis Health, we take a holistic, medically guided approach to weight management - supporting you with personalised treatment, lifestyle advice and ongoing clinical care to help you achieve your goals safely and sustainably.
Step 1: Initial GP Appointment
Book a 30-minute GP appointment to assess your suitability and discuss starting one of the weight loss injections. Your appointment includes:
Full medical assessment
A 15-minute practical demo on how to use the injection practically + video link shared to watch back when needed
Information on strengthening exercises and nutrition
Price £175
Step 2: Blood Tests (If Required)
Following your consultation, the doctor will arrange the appropriate blood tests.
Blood tests cost £185 (in addition to the consultation fee)
Where possible, these may be performed on the same day. If same-day testing is not available, you will need to return for your blood test appointment
The doctor will review your results and share them with you, along with your first prescription
Note, if further tests are clinically indicated, the doctor will discuss them with you and charge accordingly
If you have had recent blood tests:
If you already have recent blood tests, please email your results to reception prior to your appointment or bring a copy with you. The doctor will review them during your consultation and advise whether any additional tests are required.
Ongoing script and follow-up for weight loss medication
Monthly telephone review with GP + script, until stabilised on the weight loss injection (note, these are required when wanting to change your dose)
Monthly reviews cost £55
Once you are stabilised, dose scripts can be ordered with reception by email or by phone
Digital scripts cost £25
Clinic Reviews required for ongoing management
To ensure safe and appropriate prescribing, the following in-person reviews are required:
3-monthly clinic assessment with our Healthcare Assistant. This is to monitor your blood pressure, height, weight, BMI, pulse and oxygen saturation. The cost of this appointment is £35.
Annual GP medical review. A 20-minute GP appointment is required annually to review your progress, and ongoing suitability for treatment. The cost of this appointment is £110.
What else might I need before starting the weight loss injection?
We may recommend blood tests before starting the injectable weight loss drug to rule out anything underlying, and in some cases we will recommend checking your insulin resistance.
The bloods we check cover all body systems, blood count, kidney, liver, bone function, thyroid, cholesterol panel, iron levels, uric acid, muscle enzymes.
The insulin resistance test can be added for an additional £150 this can show you that the excess weight is causing your body to become resistance to insulin and so you have to produce more of it, which in turn causes the body to store more fat.
We are seeing that even with the initial weight loss, the insulin level comes down with these weight loss injections which has wide-reaching health benefits.
The weight loss injection alone is not enough to reduce weight. We will send you advice on maintaining a healthy weight based on shorter windows of eating, eating more good fats and protein and how this reduces insulin levels further.
We combine motivation techniques, strengthening exercises, low carb diet with medication to give you the support and structure you need to help put you back in control of your body, your health and your life.
Weight loss is a journey and we’ll be by your side every step of the way.
We are very lucky to have Vitalis Health clinician Tina Fegan on our team. Tina was a smoking cessation advisor for Cancer Focus for many years and has vast experience in supporting people to make challenging lifestyle changes for the better of their health.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why should I attend a weight loss clinic when I can just get the prescription for Mounjaro from the chemist?
It is proven that you are five times more likely to lose weight if you are part of a full programme of support.
If you attend the weight loss clinic in Belfast City Centre’s Vitalis Health you will be much more likely to be successful with achieving your aims than if you proceed to try to do this alone.
We are very lucky to have Vitalis Health’ care assistant Tina Fegan on our team. Tina was a smoking cessation advisor for Cancer Focus for many years and has vast experience in supporting people to make challenging lifestyle changes for the better of their health.
Our GPs our experienced in supporting patients with a wide range of challenges both physical and mental.