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Weight Loss Drugs via Private Providers
Practices have been getting requests to review the notes for patients before the private provider prescribes weight loss drugs.
It is not your responsibility to check the medical record for a private provider. This is the responsibility of the prescriber.
The prescriber has a responsibility to ensure they have all the information they need to safely be able to prescribe the drug. If the private provider feel they need additional information to do this then they should ask the patient to provide a copy of their medical record (via the NSH App or a SAR request). The GP should not take on responsibility by checking the record for them.
Please find a draft letter that you can utilise to respond to the private provider if you wish.
For more information please go to our page on Weight Loss