“Mounjaro or tirzepatide is not yet available in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland for weight loss. General Practitioners CANNOT prescribe this drug for weight loss at present. 

Please do not contact your general practice about this until it is announced it will be available.”

says LLRLMC(1).

Publication date: 23 June 2025 Immediate Release

It has been announced that Mounjaro (tirzepatide) will be available from English general practices for weight loss from today.
THIS IS NOT TRUE FOR LEICESTER, LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND AREA. AT THE MOMENT GENERAL PRACTITIONERS CANNOT PRESCRIBE MOUNJARO IN THIS AREA.

NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland who commission services have not yet decided how this will be arranged locally, and advise that Mounjaro will not be available locally until at least August 2025.

Dr Grant Ingrams (Chief Executive, LMC) said “We know that many patients will be disappointed that they cannot access this effective weight loss medication in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We are asking patients not to approach their general practice of make an appointment to discuss this at the moment. Once it is available, this will be announced, but this will not be until at least August 
2025.”

Ends

Further Information:
Dr Grant Ingrams, LLRLMC Chief Executive 07973 630838, grant.ingrams@llrlmc.co.uk

Notes to Editors:
1) The Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Local Medical Committee is an independent elected representative body with a statutory function to represent NHS GPs in this area. First established in 1911, they currently work under the NHS Act 2006.

Notice from ICB

We appreciate patients may ask GPs to refer to non-contracted providers, through ‘right to choose’ to receive tier 3 specialist service from other providers, please can we remind practices:

LLR ICB does not hold contracts with any other providers apart from UHL and has advised all such providers, while the local model is being developed, and the Tier 3 Specialist Weight Management Service is paused, the ICB will not pay for care or treatment offered to any new patient referrals accepted by non-contracted providers.

The ICB is working with the LMC to develop information for patients wanting weight loss treatments which practices will be able to use on their websites and in communications to patients.

The following options remain in place for some patients who need support to manage weight loss, which can be found in the links below and, for type 2 diabetics, in the document attached: 

https://www.leicestershirewms.co.uk/- Leicestershire and Rutland.
https://livewell.leicester.gov.uk  - Leicester

We appreciate your support whilst we continue to commission and review our weight management service offers