• Commissioned weight management services fit for the future

  15 October 2026

  Now marking its 25th year, Slimming World on Referral has supported almost 750,000 NHS patients to lose more than six and a half million pounds in weight and adopt healthier, more sustainable lifestyles. Its success reflects not only the strength of the programme itself, but also the power of partnership and collaboration.

• The evolving policy and practice landscape of weight management

  11 August 2026

  At a recent event to mark 25 years of Slimming World on Referral, Dr Amanda Avery, RD, RNutr, Associate Professor at the University of Nottingham and Slimming World’s Health and Research Consultant Dietitian, gave a keynote presentation on how weight management referral has evolved over the past 25 years, with evidence leading the way in shaping service models.

• Slimming World launches unique in-person GLP-1 support

  12 May 2026

  Slimming World has announced the launch of a new suite of dedicated GLP-1 support, designed to help people using weight loss medication build the healthy habits they need to achieve and, crucially, sustain their weight loss for life. As weight loss injections continue to dominate headlines, Slimming World is now the largest organisation in the UK and Ireland offering in-person support for people taking GLP-1 medications, alongside its proven behaviour-change programme.