A free Weight Management pharmacy service is now available across Manchester to help empower adults to take the first step towards a healthier lifestyle.
The new service launches across five Rowlands Pharmacies in Manchester after recent pharmacy-led research shone a light on how many UK adults are concerned about their weight.
The nationwide study from Rowlands revealed that 23% of adults residing in the North West feel motivated to lose weight to improve their health, while 21% would also like to improve their fitness.
It seems the future has a part to play in motivating people too, as 13% said they would like to lose weight to safeguard their health and thereby their family’s future, while a further 13% added they would like to improve symptoms of a pre-existing health condition.
But 14% of adults residing in the North West feel that the language used by healthcare professionals to discuss weight can often make them feel uncomfortable, with 15% saying they have also found it to be unhelpful in the past.
So, Rowlands is offering a new service which sees free advice offered to help those who may not know where to start and to those who feel like they need more support continuing with their weight loss journey this New Year. Rowlands offers a friendly, non-judgemental environment where people can get the best advice that is tailored to their own personal circumstances.
With 29% stating they want to make a change to their lifestyle, but don’t know where to start – the new service provides a friendly face and professional pathway on where to start and how to achieve goals in a way that will suit individual lifestyle and health requirements, offering anything from advice on holistic lifestyle changes to recommending treatments such as Lipotrim and prescription medication designed to help with weight loss.
The pharmacy chain has teamed up with TV medic, Dr Dawn Harper, to help with the supporting launch campaign. Showing her support, she comments: “Pharmacies are fantastic spaces to speak freely and openly about any weight concerns. Starting a weight loss journey or plan with support from a healthcare professional is a valuable step to take. Rowlands’ launch campaign really helps to break down and address the myths often attached to weight loss and I do hope it encourages lots of people to take a pharmacy-first approach to addressing weight loss this New Year.”
Nigel Swift, Managing Director of Rowlands, adds: “Making a change to your lifestyle can feel overwhelming if you don’t know quite where to start. Not a lot of people realise that they can approach their local pharmacist for weight management advice. It is so important that people feel comfortable enough to make that first approach for advice and guidance – particularly if they have any underlying health concerns linked to their weight that they would like to change. Each journey is different but depending on eligibility, some patients will be able to access very low calorie diets such as Lipotrim from as little as £45 per week, as well as prescription medication to aid weight loss.
“Our new weight management service is designed to help all those setting out on a new weight loss journey but also those who have struggled to find a plan that works for them. We look forward to welcoming members of the local community and providing everyone with the individual guidance they need.”
The free Weight Management pharmacy service is now available across the following Rowlands pharmacies:
Rowlands Pharmacy, 61 Arundel Avenue, Hazel Grove, Stockport, SK7 5LD
Rowlands Pharmacy, 16 Plymouth Road, Ashton upon Mersey, Sale, Cheshire, M33 5JD
Rowlands Pharmacy, 10 Old Hall Road, Gatley, Cheadle, Cheshire, SK8 4BE
Rowlands Pharmacy, 59 Parr Lane, Unsworth, Bury, BL9 8JR
Rowlands Pharmacy, Milnrow Health Centre, Stonefield Street, Milnrow, Rochdale, OL16 4HZ
