Scope of registration
Services in slimming clinics
Description
This regulated activity covers services provided in a slimming clinic that:
- consist of advice or treatment and include prescribing medicines for the purpose of weight reduction, and
- are provided by, or under the supervision of, a registered medical practitioner.
To be registered for this activity, the service must be carried out in a clinic that is a physical location rather than a remote website service.
You may still need to register for other regulated activities. For example, the regulated activity of Treatment of disease, disorder or injury may apply if you also provide treatment for a condition that is not an obesity or weight disorder.
This activity does not apply if a slimming clinic does not prescribe medicines for the purpose of weight loss. For example, a slimming clinic that provides diet plans written or authorised by a medical practitioner will not need to register unless that service or clinic also prescribes medicine for weight loss.
Where a medical practitioner provides treatment of obesity other than in a clinic (for example, through an online service), the regulated activity Treatment of disease, disorder or injury will apply.
Other healthcare professionals who treat people for obesity
If you are another type of healthcare professional and you treat people for obesity this is included in the regulated activity of Treatment of disease, disorder or injury (see section on Treatment of obesity).
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