ONLINE WEIGHT LOSS MEDICATION & SUPPORT

Your Weigh Team Services

We can help you wherever you are

All services are provided via video chat appointments so we can provide you with evidence-based care, including prescriptions, behavioural support, nutrition and exercise advice, wherever you are in Aotearoa-New Zealand.


The Your Weigh Team Medication Careplan

Our goal is to help you get the best out of using a weight loss medication. This isn't as easy as just taking the medication and losing weight.

If you're already on a weight loss medication and need support with your emotions and mind around food noise and eating behaviour, please click here.

Obviously, you could just get the medication and follow the prescription, so why would we choose to offer this plan?

We know from Kate's experience over 20 years, and from others doing similar work to her around the world, that using this medication is challenging for people who've struggled with long-term weight management.

Our team approach is designed to give you the best return on the investment of your time and money, especially as weight loss medications are currently unfunded.
Read More: Why spend more money on this plan?

The Your Weigh Team Care Plan includes:
- an Initial Assessment with senior weight management nurse Kate Berridge - this is required for a referral to our prescribing team.
- an initial consultation with our prescribing team, with a  prescription (if appropriate) - you may also need blood tests
- a follow-up phone call from our prescribing nurse on Day 7 after you first start using the medication
- a follow-up Zoom call with Kate on Day 21 so you can get help with the mental side of using the medication, and a heads-up on what can happen as you approach the full dose (around Day 28-30)
- a 12-week evaluation appointment with Kate - this is the point where a lot of people begin to struggle

Details and pricing for each appointment are listed below.


Medication - Initial Assessment

PLEASE NOTE: this appointment is necessary to receive a referral to our prescribing team

DETAILS: 45-minute Zoom appointment with Kate Berridge*
*current patients may be eligible for a 30 minute session, please enquire for pricing when emailing for a booking

This appointment is a comprehensive assessment where Kate will go over your medical and weight management history, including your relationship with food and eating. 

PRICE: $130 
- please note, payment is required ahead of the appointment
- this should qualify as a nurse visit if you are claiming via a health insurer, please let us know if you need a receipt

PAYMENT OPTIONS: credit card, bank transfer

HOW TO BOOK: email hello@yourweighteam.co.nz for appointment options.

Please read Your Weigh Team's Terms & Conditions


Prescription package

NOTE: you will need a referral from Kate to meet with our prescribing team.

DETAILS
Prescription team appointment: 30-minute telehealth appointment + prescription phone check-in (15 minutes on Day 7)

PRICE: $230 
- please note, payment is required ahead of the appointment
- this may qualify under your health insurance (eg GP-Nurse), please let us know if you need a receipt

PAYMENT OPTIONS: credit card, bank transfer

Our prescribing team will talk with you via video, wherever you are in Aotearoa-NZ, about the relevant options - if you meet the prescribing requirements, you will receive a prescription.

The appointment includes education on the practical aspects of using the medication that best suits your needs. For example, Wegovy and Saxenda are injectables, and there is a protocol for using it.

They can also prepare you for possible side effects that may affect you on a day-to-day basis and require management. 

GLP1-agonist medications like Wegovy and Saxenda are slightly different to many other medications. You slowly increase the dose week by week over four weeks, until you're receiving the full dose. This is where people often face the most issues, so our package includes a support check-in on day 7 (see below).

DAY 7 NURSE FOLLOW-UP: 15-minute follow-up phone call from our nurse

PRICE: $115 
- please note, payment is required ahead of the appointment
- this may qualify under your health insurer, please let us know if you need a receipt
PAYMENT OPTIONS: credit card, bank transfer

Our nurse will call you on Day 7 after starting your first prescription cycle. This is typically when side effects start to become noticeable; it's common to struggle with feelings of nausea and/or other discomfort, and with using the injectables. Our nurse will arrange a day and time with you at the end of your prescription consultation.

Notes 
Weight loss medications are not subsidised - our consultations do not include the cost of the medication.

HOW TO BOOK: once you've seen Kate and received a referral, our prescribing team will get in touch with you with their available appointment options.

Payment for these services is required ahead of the appointment, unless agreed otherwise.

Please read Your Weigh Team's Terms & Conditions


Day 21 mental health check-in

DETAILS: 15-minute Zoom appointment with Kate Berridge
PRICE: $40
- please note, payment is required ahead of the appointment
- this may qualify under your health insurer, please let us know if you need a receipt

PAYMENT OPTIONS: credit card, bank transfer

This check-in with Kate will look at how you're doing mentally and physically. It's common to have physical discomfort but there's often confusion about how this medication works. It's quite different to other medications as it affects how you feel about eating, both your hunger and feelings of fullness.

It's a unique experience, and Kate's work with patients has found it's important for people to understand what is happening for them and why, so they can get the best out of the medication's effectiveness. 

You'll get personalised advice on hunger and eating behaviour to help you as you move up to the full dose (Week 4).

HOW TO BOOK: email hello@yourweighteam.co.nz for appointment options.

Payment for these services is required ahead of the appointment, unless agreed otherwise.

Please read Your Weigh Team's Terms & Conditions


12 week medication evaluation

NOTE: you will need to have this evaluation to get a repeat from our prescribing team.

DETAILS: 45-minute Zoom appointment with Kate Berridge*
PRICE: $130
- please note, payment is required ahead of the appointment
- this may qualify under your health insurer, please let us know if you need a receipt

PAYMENT OPTIONS: credit card, bank transfer

This is part of our comprehensive care package if you are using weight loss medication for the first time.

Using these medications is often a roller coaster, physically and emotionally. This appointment is to help you get the very best out of what are expensive medications.

It's common for people to give up around this point because they believe side effects aren't worth it, or that the medication isn't working for them. It's also common to struggle with mental and emotional behaviours around food, appetite, hunger cues and soothing, causing possible plateaus. 

This follow-up consultation with Kate will take place at the 12-week mark (or just before your first prescription is due to finish).

Kate will look at how you're doing both physically and mentally, and make recommendations for your next steps. That may be continuing with your current prescription with some tweaks to its management, or she may suggest an option that might suit you better.

She will also be able to offer guidance on how to better manage your appetite, eating cues, and other food behaviours.

HOW TO BOOK: email hello@yourweighteam.co.nz for appointment options.

Payment for these services is required before the appointment, unless agreed otherwise.

Please read Your Weigh Team's Terms & Conditions


Prescribing team - follow-up appointments

Follow-up consultation: 15-minute telehealth appointment
PRICE: $87.50
- please note, payment is required ahead of the appointment
- this may qualify under your health insurer, please let us know if you need a receipt

PAYMENT OPTIONS: credit card, bank transfer

Repeat prescription
PRICE: $30
- please note, payment is required ahead of processing the prescription
- this may qualify under your health insurer, please let us know if you need a receipt

PAYMENT OPTIONS: credit card, bank transfer

Payment for these services is required ahead of the appointment or processing of the prescription, unless agreed otherwise.

HOW TO BOOK: email hello@yourweighteam.co.nz for appointment options.

Please read Your Weigh Team's Terms & Conditions

 

This product has been added to your cart

CHECKOUT