For weight management services
Tier 2 weight management that outlasts the programme
Deliver adult and child programmes face to face, digitally or as a hybrid, and report the outcomes commissioners ask for.
What we offer
Weight management, however you deliver it
Diet and lifestyle support alongside weight-loss medication
A ready-made digital programme, in your own brand, for people on weight-loss medication.
Our behaviour change service for weight loss, in the app
We deliver Tier 2 adult weight management as a service: a 12-week programme on app, web and messaging, with health coaches.
Support before and after bariatric surgery
Digital preparation, aftercare and long-term support for providers of bariatric services, in your own brand.
Run your weight loss programme on Healum
Deliver your own programme face to face, digitally or as a hybrid, on our software and an app in your brand.
Weight management for children and young people
Run Tier 2 child weight management on the same platform as your adult programmes.
Community and lifestyle services
How it works
Cost-effectively, on target
Turn more referrals into starters and more starters into completers, then report outcomes.
Plan your rollout- 01
Recruit and onboard
Take referrals and run assessments, then onboard and keep more participants, more cost-effectively.
- 02
Personalise the plan
Goals, actions, recipes and exercises matched to each participant, building daily habits.
- 03
Educate and coach
Health education plus diet, lifestyle and psychological support, in groups or one to one.
- 04
Keep people going
Reminders, progress tracking and weight loss plans keep people going after the programme.
- 05
Report and improve
Automated reporting on outcome and engagement KPIs, and insight into what works best.
How it works
Cost-effectively, on target
Turn more referrals into starters and more starters into completers, then report outcomes.
Plan your rolloutStep 01 of 05
Recruit and onboard
Take referrals and run assessments, then onboard and keep more participants, more cost-effectively.
Step 02 of 05
Personalise the plan
Goals, actions, recipes and exercises matched to each participant, building daily habits.
Step 03 of 05
Educate and coach
Health education plus diet, lifestyle and psychological support, in groups or one to one.
Step 04 of 05
Keep people going
Reminders, progress tracking and weight loss plans keep people going after the programme.
Step 05 of 05
Report and improve
Automated reporting on outcome and engagement KPIs, and insight into what works best.
One coach, fourteen people, one place
Tom runs the Tuesday healthy weight group at Northgate Community Centre. Messages, goals, the register and everyone’s weights are in one place, and so are the numbers his manager needs.
The manager’s viewAttendance and weight change, from the registers.
Lunch today. Tom’s chicken and couscous recipe!13:05Once, for everyoneA recipe and a goal to all fourteen, each with their name.
Between sessionsAisha shares her lunch with the group, and Tom replies.
Session dayA text to all fourteen at eight, then the register.
Weeks 5 and 6Two Tuesdays missed and her weight flat, so Tom messages.
Questions
What weight management teams ask us
Can’t see your question? Our team is happy to help.
Contact usYes. We deliver Birmingham City Council’s digital Tier 2 adult programme and support Be Well, Feel Good in Doncaster. Birmingham residents can find out how to join at healum.com/patients/birmingham-weight-management.
Yes. We provide wrap-around diet and lifestyle support for patients on weight-loss medication, with reminders in the app.
Commissioners want digital in the offer. Bid with face-to-face, digital and hybrid delivery in your own brand.
Clinicians, dietitians, nutritionists and trainers work on the same programme, with access set by role.
Case study
Tier 2 weight management for Birmingham residents
Since April 2024, Healum has delivered Birmingham City Council’s 12-week programme on app, web and messaging, with health coaches and content in 30+ languages. The figures are for 2025 and for January to June 2026, against the NHS national programme.
Read the case study44%
completion rate in 2025
January to June 2026: 39%, with more starters still mid-programme at 30 June
−4.4%
mean weight change for residents tracking their weight
2025 and January to June 2026. National: −3.9%
£34.20
cost per completer, January to June 2026
2025: £37.80. National: £1,052
Birmingham, January to June 2026
From referral to result
In Birmingham, more of the residents referred now start the programme, hundreds go on to finish it, and each completer costs about a thirtieth of what the national programme spends.
From referral to result, at about a thirtieth of the cost
Birmingham, January to June 2026, per completer.
Read the case study1,898
referred
1,823 of them eligible
1,027
started
56% of eligible referrals
402
finished
at least 9 of the 12 weeks
151
lost weight
330 residents tracked their weight
72 lost 5% or more
= 10 residentsHealum’s evaluation for Birmingham City Council, January to June 2026.
Eligible referrals that started
Cost per completer
January to June 2026
Birmingham, with Healum
NHS national programme£1,052
About a thirtieth of the cost
Each block is £34.20
Birmingham, January to June 2026
From referral to result
In six months, 1,898 residents were referred to Birmingham City Council’s digital Tier 2 adult weight management programme. 1,823 were eligible.
1,027 started: 56% of eligible referrals, up from 37% in 2025 and ahead of about 50% on the NHS national programme.
402 finished, taking part in at least 9 of the programme’s 12 weeks.
330 residents tracked their weight. 151 lost weight, and 72 of them lost 5% or more.
Each completer cost £34.20, down from £37.80 in 2025, against £1,052 on the NHS national programme: about a thirtieth.
From referral to result, at about a thirtieth of the cost
Birmingham, January to June 2026, per completer.
1,898
referred
1,823 of them eligible
1,027
started
56% of eligible referrals
402
finished
at least 9 of the 12 weeks
151
lost weight
330 residents tracked their weight
72lost 5% or more
= 10 residents
Healum’s evaluation for Birmingham City Council, January to June 2026.
Eligible referrals that started
Cost per completer
January to June 2026
Birmingham, with Healum
NHS national programme£1,052
About a thirtieth of the cost
Each block is £34.20
Take your programme digital
Book a demo and we’ll show you how Birmingham’s programme runs on Healum, and what it could look like for your service.