{
  "schemaVersion": "1.0",
  "slug": "weight-loss-consultation-and-review-fees",
  "url": "https://www.med-easy.co.uk/guides/weight-loss-consultation-and-review-fees/",
  "title": "Weight loss consultation and review fees: what does the price include?",
  "description": "Separate initial assessment, medicine supply, repeat prescribing and follow-up charges when comparing private weight loss treatment packages.",
  "category": "Treatment prices",
  "publisher": "Med Easy",
  "language": "en-GB",
  "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-10-20",
  "reviewStatus": "Editorial information; no registered-clinician review is claimed.",
  "scope": "General UK healthcare information. Country-specific rules and provider examples retain the limits stated in the text. Fees are dated examples, not live quotes.",
  "summary": "Ask the provider to itemise assessment, prescribing, medicine supply, routine reviews and additional clinical contact. Record when each charge is taken and which events trigger another fee. Compare the required care around equivalent supply, keeping optional support separate, and check the payment outcome if assessment does not lead to a prescription.",
  "introduction": "A medicine price does not describe the whole service around it. Use a simple appointment-and-payment map to understand what is included now and what may be charged later.",
  "takeaways": [
    "“Consultation included” needs a definition of the appointment and its scope.",
    "Customer service, educational support and clinical review are different functions.",
    "Ask which review or account changes create an additional charge."
  ],
  "sections": [
    {
      "id": "give-every-part-of-the-service-a-name",
      "position": 1,
      "title": "Give every part of the service a name",
      "url": "https://www.med-easy.co.uk/guides/weight-loss-consultation-and-review-fees/#give-every-part-of-the-service-a-name",
      "text": "List the initial assessment, prescription decision, medicine supply, routine review, between-appointment clinical contact and any optional support separately. Ask the provider which are included in its advertised amount. If several businesses are involved, record who delivers each part and who sends the bill. “Consultation included” is only useful when the type and scope of that consultation are explained. The MHRA’s GLP-1 information states that a healthcare professional must assess a private patient before issuing a prescription. Paying for that assessment does not purchase a particular prescribing decision. Ask what happens financially if the outcome is that medicine is unsuitable or more information is required.",
      "links": [
        {
          "label": "MHRA’s GLP-1 information",
          "url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/glp-1-medicines-for-weight-loss-and-diabetes-what-you-need-to-know/glp-1-medicines-for-weight-loss-and-diabetes-what-you-need-to-know"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "turn-follow-up-included-into-practical-details",
      "position": 2,
      "title": "Turn “follow-up included” into practical details",
      "url": "https://www.med-easy.co.uk/guides/weight-loss-consultation-and-review-fees/#turn-follow-up-included-into-practical-details",
      "text": "Ask how follow-up is arranged: a booked appointment, a clinical questionnaire followed by review, or contact requested when needed. Find out who assesses the information, how you receive the outcome and whether a further appointment can carry a separate fee. Avoid comparing two support descriptions as equivalent until you know what they actually provide. A useful question is: “Which reviews are included in this price, and which events trigger another charge?” Request examples such as a routine repeat request, a clinician-directed change, a request for extra advice or a missed appointment. These are pricing questions; the clinician determines which review arrangements are suitable for your care.",
      "links": []
    },
    {
      "id": "write-an-event-based-fee-map",
      "position": 3,
      "title": "Write an event-based fee map",
      "url": "https://www.med-easy.co.uk/guides/weight-loss-consultation-and-review-fees/#write-an-event-based-fee-map",
      "text": "Make a row for each event with four columns: what happens, when payment is taken, what the quoted fee covers and what remains unknown. Use the provider’s actual figures and leave unconfirmed amounts blank. Include the result of an unsuccessful assessment, because a medicine refund and a completed consultation charge may be treated separately in the terms. Ask for the written fee schedule before committing. The GMC’s fee-transparency guidance requires the medical professionals it regulates to explain charges before investigation or treatment and to make unknown additional costs clear. It is a professional standard, not a price tariff or evidence that every service uses the same charging model.",
      "links": [
        {
          "label": "GMC’s fee-transparency guidance",
          "url": "https://www.gmc-uk.org/professional-standards/the-professional-standards/identifying-and-managing-conflicts-of-interest/identifying-and-managing-conflicts-of-interest"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "compare-the-clinical-contact-route-as-well-as-the-fee",
      "position": 4,
      "title": "Compare the clinical contact route as well as the fee",
      "url": "https://www.med-easy.co.uk/guides/weight-loss-consultation-and-review-fees/#compare-the-clinical-contact-route-as-well-as-the-fee",
      "text": "Record the name or role of the team that answers clinical questions, its usual contact route and the information you receive about response times. Clarify the difference between an order query and a medicine question. A customer-service reply can locate a parcel without being a clinical review, while an educational resource may explain a topic without assessing your circumstances. The GMC prescribing standards connect prescribing with adequate assessment, consent and information sharing. Ask the service to explain how those responsibilities work in its model. A higher fee alone does not establish better care, and a bundled consultation is not evidence that the assessment can be skipped.",
      "links": [
        {
          "label": "GMC prescribing standards",
          "url": "https://www.gmc-uk.org/professional-standards/the-professional-standards/good-practice-in-prescribing-and-managing-medicines-and-devices/deciding-if-it-is-safe-to-prescribe"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "check-what-changes-when-you-pause-leave-or-restart",
      "position": 5,
      "title": "Check what changes when you pause, leave or restart",
      "url": "https://www.med-easy.co.uk/guides/weight-loss-consultation-and-review-fees/#check-what-changes-when-you-pause-leave-or-restart",
      "text": "Ask whether a period away from the service changes the assessment requirements or fees. Also check what happens when you cancel a subscription but still need a report, a discussion about a previous supply or clarification of the treatment plan. Establish how to request each service and whether the relevant charge is already included. Do not assume that a paid membership guarantees continuing prescriptions, or that stopping payment is the same as obtaining clinical advice about stopping treatment. Our subscription guide covers renewal and cancellation questions. The record-transfer guide helps organise the information needed if another service is considering taking over.",
      "links": [
        {
          "label": "subscription guide",
          "url": "https://www.med-easy.co.uk/guides/subscription-vs-one-off-weight-loss-costs/"
        },
        {
          "label": "record-transfer guide",
          "url": "https://www.med-easy.co.uk/guides/weight-loss-prescription-records-transfer/"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "read-a-comparison-amount-with-its-fee-evidence",
      "position": 6,
      "title": "Read a comparison amount with its fee evidence",
      "url": "https://www.med-easy.co.uk/guides/weight-loss-consultation-and-review-fees/#read-a-comparison-amount-with-its-fee-evidence",
      "text": "Med Easy links Mounjaro offers to Monj, Wegovy injection offers to iGovy, Wegovy tablet offers to Ogovy and Foundayo offers to Dayo. The summaries keep delivery inclusion and full-fee inclusion distinct. When a field is unknown, do not assume that consultation or review costs have been included. Open the exact source offer, then obtain the provider’s written answer. Compare the total for an equivalent prescribed supply and the required care around it. Keep optional services in a separate column so you can see their effect on your budget. Use the total-cost worksheet after the inclusions are clear, rather than adding guessed review fees to a precise-looking headline.",
      "links": [
        {
          "label": "total-cost worksheet",
          "url": "https://www.med-easy.co.uk/guides/compare-weight-loss-treatment-costs/"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "questionsToAsk": [
    "What exactly does the initial assessment fee include?",
    "Which routine reviews are included in the medicine or subscription price?",
    "Who answers clinical questions between appointments and on what terms?",
    "What is charged if more information is needed or treatment is declined?",
    "Are restart, missed-appointment or record-transfer charges described before I commit?"
  ],
  "frequentlyAskedQuestions": [
    {
      "question": "Does a free consultation mean the whole assessment service costs nothing?",
      "answer": "Check what the offer calls a consultation and whether other required stages carry charges. Ask about prescribing, medicine supply and later reviews separately. A free initial step does not by itself establish the final amount or guarantee that treatment will be prescribed.",
      "url": "https://www.med-easy.co.uk/guides/weight-loss-consultation-and-review-fees/#faq-1"
    },
    {
      "question": "Is a higher review fee evidence of better clinical care?",
      "answer": "The fee alone cannot establish that. Ask who provides the review, what it covers, how findings are communicated and how to raise a concern. Compare the actual service and its responsibilities without using a price difference as a substitute for checking the provider.",
      "url": "https://www.med-easy.co.uk/guides/weight-loss-consultation-and-review-fees/#faq-2"
    },
    {
      "question": "How do I include reviews in a longer budget?",
      "answer": "Use the provider’s confirmed review schedule and fee terms, placing each required charge on the relevant date. Keep uncertain additional appointments as possible costs rather than guaranteed ones. Update the budget when the clinician agrees the care plan instead of assuming every order requires an identical review.",
      "url": "https://www.med-easy.co.uk/guides/weight-loss-consultation-and-review-fees/#faq-3"
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "GMC: being open about fees and charges",
      "url": "https://www.gmc-uk.org/professional-standards/the-professional-standards/identifying-and-managing-conflicts-of-interest/identifying-and-managing-conflicts-of-interest",
      "publisherDomain": "gmc-uk.org",
      "kind": "Regulator"
    },
    {
      "title": "GMC: assessing suitability and sharing information when prescribing",
      "url": "https://www.gmc-uk.org/professional-standards/the-professional-standards/good-practice-in-prescribing-and-managing-medicines-and-devices/deciding-if-it-is-safe-to-prescribe",
      "publisherDomain": "gmc-uk.org",
      "kind": "Regulator"
    },
    {
      "title": "MHRA: GLP-1 medicines — what you need to know",
      "url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/glp-1-medicines-for-weight-loss-and-diabetes-what-you-need-to-know/glp-1-medicines-for-weight-loss-and-diabetes-what-you-need-to-know",
      "publisherDomain": "gov.uk",
      "kind": "NHS or public authority"
    },
    {
      "title": "Monj: Mounjaro price comparison",
      "url": "https://monj.co.uk/",
      "publisherDomain": "monj.co.uk",
      "kind": "Comparison source"
    },
    {
      "title": "iGovy: Wegovy injection price comparison",
      "url": "https://igovy.co.uk/wegovy-price-comparison-uk/",
      "publisherDomain": "igovy.co.uk",
      "kind": "Comparison source"
    },
    {
      "title": "Ogovy: Wegovy pill price comparison",
      "url": "https://ogovy.co.uk/wegovy-pill-discount-price-list/",
      "publisherDomain": "ogovy.co.uk",
      "kind": "Comparison source"
    },
    {
      "title": "Dayo: Foundayo price comparison",
      "url": "https://dayo.co.uk/foundayo-discount-prices/",
      "publisherDomain": "dayo.co.uk",
      "kind": "Comparison source"
    }
  ],
  "relatedGuides": [
    "https://www.med-easy.co.uk/guides/compare-weight-loss-treatment-costs/",
    "https://www.med-easy.co.uk/guides/subscription-vs-one-off-weight-loss-costs/",
    "https://www.med-easy.co.uk/guides/weight-loss-prescription-records-transfer/"
  ]
}