Hove Medical Centre

29/08/2025

30/06/2025

Dear Patients,
Hove Medical Centre is closed for staff training and development on Wednesday 2nd July 2025 between 12:30pm - 6:30pm and will re-open on Thursday 3rd July 2025 at 08:30am as normal.
For a life-threatening injury or illness such as chest pains or suspected stroke, please call 999.
If you need to speak to a GP on the day and are not able to wait until Thursday 3rd July, please call 01273 003344.
For non-urgent assistance with medication or minor illness, please contact your local pharmacist.
If the matter is not time critical, please call back over the coming days, to allow time for urgent cases to be dealt with as a priority.
Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.

23/06/2025

GPs prescribing Mounjaro
You might have heard in the news that weight loss injections can be prescribed by your GP from June.
Whilst this is true, the criteria to qualify will be very strict.
To avoid disappointment and wasted appointments, please check your eligibility below before booking an appointment to discuss Mounjaro:
• Your BMI must be above 40. We will check your height and weight at your appointment, so it must be accurate.
• As well as a BMI over 40, you must have a confirmed diagnosis of at least four out of the following five health conditions:
– Hypertension (high blood pressure) needing medication
– Sleep apnoea (confirmed at a sleep clinic)
– Type 2 diabetes
– Cardiovascular disease (heart disease, vascular disease or stroke)
– Hypercholesterolaemia (high cholesterol)
If you don’t meet all of these criteria, your GP will not be able to prescribe you Mounjaro for weight loss under the current guidelines.