Weight Loss Clinic in Worthing
Weight Loss Clinic in Worthing
Mounjaro and Wegovy prescribed and reviewed on-site by an independent prescriber, a run east along the A27 from Worthing. Free consultation, monthly reviews, stop anytime.
Mounjaro and Wegovy, prescribed on-site by an independent prescriber.
Along the A27 east of Worthing, Brighton Clinics' weight-management clinic operates from Coldean Pharmacy. The free consultation, prescribing and every monthly review are handled by a named independent prescriber, face to face rather than through an app.
Worthing patients weighing up GLP-1 treatment usually have questions about eligibility and safety alongside other conditions, exactly what a face-to-face consultation with a prescriber is for, rather than a rushed online questionnaire.
Book a free consultation online or call 01273 605657, most patients are seen within the week.
Is there a weight loss clinic that serves Worthing?
There is, about 28 minutes east along the A27, roughly 12 miles from Worthing, at Coldean Pharmacy, 16 Beatty Avenue, Coldean, Brighton BN1 9ED. An independent prescriber, not an app, runs the free consultation, writes the prescription and carries out the monthly review, all face to face. Call 01273 605657 or book a consultation online.
This page is written and clinically reviewed by the pharmacist team behind Brighton Clinics' weight-management service, led by Superintendent Pharmacist Brijesh Thaker (GPhC 2079034) with Kathryn Harries (GPhC 2057551), following NICE guidance on obesity, NHS guidance on obesity and NHS healthy weight guidance. Brighton Clinics is a GPhC-registered pharmacy, number 9010023. Treatment is not suitable for everyone, eligibility is confirmed only after a consultation and clinical assessment.
How do these weight-loss medicines work biologically?
These are weekly self-injected medicines that copy hormones your gut releases naturally after eating. A single-pathway GLP-1 medicine acts on one receptor; a dual-pathway GLP-1/GIP medicine acts on two, which is one reason the two classes can differ in average effect in clinical trials. In practice the stomach empties more slowly and appetite settles, which matters particularly where weight has been carried for decades alongside blood pressure, joints or type 2 diabetes. The medicine does the biological heavy lifting; a prescriber who checks your other conditions properly does the rest.
How is the right treatment chosen for someone my age?
Trial evidence is worth quoting properly here. Both the single-hormone GLP-1 class and the dual-hormone GLP-1/GIP class have shown significant average weight loss for many people in clinical trials, over roughly twelve to eighteen months, though for patients managing several other conditions, tolerance and existing medication often matter more than the published averages. Your prescriber reviews all of that properly before recommending either, and individual results vary and are never a promise. Both classes are escalated gradually from a low starting dose, and treatment is not suitable for everyone.
Am I eligible near Worthing?
Given Worthing's older population, eligibility questions here are often tangled up with existing conditions, and NICE's thresholds reflect exactly that: a BMI of 30 or above on its own, or 27.5 or above if you already have type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure or sleep apnoea. Several ethnic backgrounds, including South Asian, Chinese, Middle Eastern, Black African and African-Caribbean, qualify at a lower BMI still. An independent prescriber reviews your full history, not just a number on a form, before deciding anything at your free consultation.
Is this safe, and what side effects are common?
Nausea, indigestion, constipation or diarrhoea are the common early effects, typically in the first four to eight weeks and usually settling as the body adjusts. Gallbladder problems are less common, and pancreatitis rarer still, both worth taking seriously alongside any existing conditions. Given how often weight in Worthing sits alongside blood pressure or diabetes medication already, the monthly face-to-face review matters more here than most, catching interactions or new symptoms early rather than waiting for a scheduled online check-in that never really happens.
Should I try the NHS first, or go private?
NHS weight-management services can prescribe GLP-1 based treatment, usually through a Tier 3 referral, but access is tightly rationed and the wait often runs into many months or longer, harder still with an already busy GP list managing an older population's other conditions. If time allows, ask about that route first. If you would rather start now, we offer the same class of medicine with monthly face-to-face reviews, no subscription and no contract, and you can stop whenever you choose.
Eligibility, other conditions, and why a prescriber matters here
Worthing skews older than most of the towns we cover, and for a lot of patients weight is tangled up with type 2 diabetes, blood pressure tablets or joint problems, which is exactly where GLP-1 treatment can help most, and also exactly where it needs proper oversight rather than a tick-box form. That is the real weakness of the ship-a-pen online services: nobody there is genuinely looking at your other medicines or your history. Here, an independent prescriber checks your eligibility against the NICE thresholds, reviews everything else you take, starts you on a low dose and escalates slowly, and sees you in person every month for as long as you're on treatment. Worthing's own seafront and pier crowd tends to value a straightforward, unhurried explanation over speed, which is exactly what a face-to-face consultation, rather than a rushed video call, is built to give. For something you'll likely be on for a while, the twenty-eight-minute run east along the A27 is time well spent.
How do I get to the clinic from Worthing?
From Worthing, head east on the A27 past Lancing, Shoreham and Southwick, stay on the bypass around the north of Brighton, and come off at the Coldean and Moulsecoomb junction for Coldean Lane and Beatty Avenue, about twelve miles and roughly twenty-eight minutes off-peak. There's free patient parking on-site, which helps given you'll be making the same trip monthly for reviews. Brighton Clinics, Coldean Pharmacy, 16 Beatty Avenue, BN1 9ED.
Weight loss clinic near Worthing
Between Worthing and Brighton, Shoreham-by-Sea, Portslade and Hove all have their own weight loss pages, useful if splitting the drive suits you better. Worthing itself also gets a travel clinic and ear wax removal service from Coldean Pharmacy, and the weight loss hub lists the full catchment.
What's included in your weight loss programme.
Free initial consultation, GLP-1 prescription on-site by an independent prescriber, monthly progress reviews. No subscription, no contract.
Free initial consultation
Pharmacist-led BMI check, medical history, goals and eligibility review. No charge, no pressure - only if it is right for you do we prescribe.
Mounjaro (tirzepatide)
Eli Lilly's GLP-1/GIP dual agonist. KwikPen format, prescribed in escalating doses from 2.5mg to 15mg weekly.
Wegovy (semaglutide)
Novo Nordisk's GLP-1 receptor agonist. Pre-filled pen, escalated from 0.25mg to 2.4mg weekly. An option where Mounjaro is not suitable.
Independent Prescriber on-site
Brijesh Thaker (GPhC reg. 2079034) and Ahsan Khair (GPhC 2232869) prescribe, dispense and review your treatment in one place. No external prescriber middleman.
Monthly progress reviews
Weight, side effects, dose adjustments and your next month's medication. 10 to 15 minutes, booked or walk-in.
Stop anytime
No subscriptions, no auto-billing, no contract. Stop the moment you reach your goal, or anytime before.
How it works
Three steps from consultation to first injection.
Free initial consultation
Call 01273 605657 or walk in. We check your BMI, take a brief medical history, talk through your goals, and confirm GLP-1 treatment is right for you. About 20 minutes.
Prescription and first injection
If eligible, Brijesh prescribes your starting dose (usually Mounjaro 2.5mg or Wegovy 0.25mg weekly) at Brighton Clinics, 16 Beatty Avenue, Coldean BN1 9ED, about 28 mins from Worthing, and walks you through self-injection. You leave with your first month's supply.
Monthly reviews and dose escalation
Come back monthly for a 10 to 15 minute check-in - weight, side effects, dose adjustment if appropriate, and next month's supply. Most patients see clear results within 12 to 16 weeks.
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Getting to 16 Beatty Avenue from Worthing
East from Worthing on the A27 past Lancing and Shoreham, then to the Coldean and Moulsecoomb junction for Coldean Lane and Beatty Avenue. Free patient parking on-site.
Clinically reviewed by Brijesh Thaker, IP, GPhC 2079034
Superintendent Pharmacist at Brighton Clinics (Coldean Pharmacy) in Coldean, Brighton, and an independent prescriber. Responsible for clinical governance across the travel, ear wax microsuction and weight-management services.
Common questions from Worthing patients.
Age on its own doesn't disqualify anyone. An independent prescriber reviews your full history and other medicines at the free consultation before deciding, rather than ruling you out on age alone. NICE's threshold is a BMI of 30, or 27.5 with a condition such as type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure or sleep apnoea, both common by a certain age.
Yes, that's the main point of it. An independent prescriber reviews your BMI, your full medical history and every medicine you're currently taking before discussing anything further. Given how often other conditions are already part of the picture by this stage, that thorough review matters more here than the appointment length itself.
Given how often other conditions are in the picture by this stage, the two names worth knowing are semaglutide, a GLP-1 medicine sold under the brand name Wegovy, and tirzepatide, a dual GLP-1/GIP medicine sold as Mounjaro. Both are prescription-only, and either is only prescribed if it's clinically appropriate after a consultation and assessment.
They copy hormones your gut releases naturally after eating, one class acting on a single receptor, the other on two, GLP-1 and GIP. The stomach empties more slowly and appetite settles, which matters particularly where weight has sat alongside blood pressure or type 2 diabetes for years.
That depends on your specific history, which is exactly what the consultation reviews properly before anything is prescribed. Dosing starts low and rises gradually, and monthly reviews check how treatment sits alongside your other medicines. It isn't suitable for everyone, and we'll say so honestly if that's the case.
Possibly, which is exactly why your full medicine list is reviewed before anything is prescribed. The effects themselves, nausea, indigestion, constipation or diarrhoea in the early weeks, gallbladder problems less often, pancreatitis rarely, are the same for everyone, but how they interact with existing conditions is checked individually.
Age itself doesn't change how the medicine works, though your other conditions are factored in. Clinical trials show significant average weight loss for many people on these medicine classes, commonly in the mid-teens to low twenties as a percentage of body weight over twelve to eighteen months, though individual results vary.
Not automatically, NHS Tier 3 referrals are rationed by clinical criteria rather than age, and waits commonly run to many months regardless. No GP referral is needed to book with us directly. Ask your GP if you'd rather wait. If not, our private route starts sooner, with monthly reviews and no contract.
Yes, that's part of the point. Alongside weight and side effects, we check in on anything else you're taking and adjust the dose if needed, over about ten to fifteen minutes, with the next month's supply given out in person, rather than a review that only ever looks at the scales.
Not necessarily, though it does mean the consultation takes your full history more seriously than a quick form would. An independent prescriber reviews all of it, your conditions and your current medicines, before recommending anything, since combinations like this need proper individual assessment rather than a generic answer.
The consultation may run a little longer than average, since reviewing years of medical history properly takes time, but that's not the same as a delay before starting. Once your prescriber has confirmed eligibility, prescribing and your first injection still happen in that same appointment for most patients.
About twelve miles and twenty-eight minutes east along the A27. There's free patient parking on-site at Coldean Pharmacy, 16 Beatty Avenue, BN1 9ED, useful for the monthly return trip, and off-peak traffic makes the run noticeably quicker than rush hour.
Call 01273 605657 or book a slot online, most patients are seen within the week for their free consultation. No referral is needed, and we'll be upfront if treatment isn't appropriate for you, at no cost, including where other conditions make it unsuitable.
No, there's no contract and no subscription, and you can stop at any point without penalty, with your prescriber reviewing anything relevant to your other conditions before you do. Call 01273 605657 or check the booking page for current pricing, since the amount depends on dose.
Information on this page is for general guidance. Suitability for GLP-1 weight loss treatment depends on BMI, medical history, and clinical assessment. A consultation determines whether treatment is appropriate.
Sources: Tirzepatide for managing overweight and obesity · Semaglutide for managing overweight and obesity · GLP-1 receptor agonists - prescribing and safety information · Mounjaro KwikPen Summary of Product Characteristics · Obesity overview and treatment options · Register entry - Brijesh Thaker (Reg. 2079034) · Register entry - Ahsan Khair (Reg. 2232869)
Book your free weight loss consultation.
A free weight loss consultation a run along the A27 from Worthing, with free parking on arrival. Mounjaro or Wegovy prescribed on-site by an independent prescriber, monthly reviews, no subscription and no contract. Call 01273 605657 to book.