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What is a tier-3 weight loss program? Do I have to go through it?
The Tier 3 Specialist Weight Management Service provides a 12- to 18-month weight management programme that assists persons with severe and complicated obesity in losing weight using a variety of interventions such as psychological methods and dietary adjustments. In this video, Mr. Ahmed Ahmed talks more about Tier-3 weight management programs.
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A Tier 3 weight loss program is mandated in the National Health Service before patients are eligible to have Tier 4 or bariatric surgery. So in the NHS system, all patients have to first be referred to a Tier 3 lifestyle change program. occur in the community or within the hospital setting. Privately, a Tier 3 program is not necessary.
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