"Our programmes are designed and delivered by experts who led the clinical trials, with decades of combined experience in successfully delivering weight loss. We combine medication with diet, lifestyle and physical activity plans to guide you on every step of your weight loss journey."
Our Team
Our Team
"Our programmes are designed and delivered by experts who led the clinical trials, with decades of combined experience in successfully delivering weight loss. We combine medication with diet, lifestyle and physical activity plans to guide you on every step of your weight loss journey."
Toby Nicol
Founder & CEO
Toby founded Chequp Health Limited early in Spring 2020 to help the UK respond the COVID-19 pandemic. The company initially provided antibody testing before becoming one of the first companies listed by the UK Government to provide PCR travel testing.
CheqUp has served over 400,000 tests to over 250,000 customers and has an EXCELLENT rating on TrustPilot from over 11,000 reviews, the majority of which are 5*. Toby is committed to improving the health of CheqUp’s clients, which is why the company offers simple, at-home blood tests and holistic weight loss programmes using breakthrough medication.
He has assembled a team of some of the UK’s most well-respected and experienced weight management professionals to provide sustainable long-term weight loss success
Dr Andrea Pucci
Clinical Lead
Dr Andrea Pucci PhD is a Consultant Obesity Physician based at University College London Hospital (UCLH) Bariatric Centre for Weight Management and Bariatric Surgery, where he manages people with severe and complex obesity.
He undertook his primary degree in medicine and surgery at the University of Pisa, Italy and graduated in 2003. He subsequently entered higher specialty training in endocrinology at the Department of Endocrinology, University of Pisa and obtained his specialist qualification in Endocrinology in 2008. In 2011, Andrea moved to London and joined the Centre for Obesity Research at University College London (UCL) as a Clinical Research Fellow and subsequently obtained his PhD in 2011.
Since 2011, Andrea has worked both in the clinical and research setting at UCL/UCL assessing and managing patients with severe obesity in particular patients before and after bariatric surgery. His research is focused on identifying pre-operative predictors of bariatric surgery health outcomes and he has authored more than 20 peer-reviewed publications in international journals and textbook chapters.
Dr Friedrich C Jassil PhD
Nutrition Lead
Dr Friedrich C Jassil PhD RD is a dietitian and research fellow specialising in obesity and weight management. Over the past 15 years, he has been helping people living with obesity achieve their goals though diet, exercise, weight loss medication and bariatric surgery using evidence-based approach.
Neville Lewis
Physical Activity Lead
Neville Lewis is Clinical Exercise Specialist and is the founder of Body Heart and Mind, London leading expert in GP Exercise Referral. He also currently works at UCLH NHS Trust.
Neville has an excellent track record of designing, developing and implementing highly safe & effective personalised exercise programs.
Jan Newell
Lived Experience Champion
Jan Newell is a champion with lived experience of GLP-1 weight loss medication. Starting in September 2018, she was a participant in the global STEP clinical trials which led to the adoption of Semaglutide, under its brand name of Wegovy, by the UK's medicines regulator for weight loss management.
Jan is a passionate advocate of the need for GLP-1 medication, such as Wegovy and Saxenda, to be taken as part of a specialist weight management service, of the sort provided by CheqUp.
HelloSelf
Psychological support provided by HelloSelf
HelloSelf is a private psychology clinic based online. HelloSelf’s mission is to provide excellent outcomes that last. HelloSelf has over 200 Clinical Psychologists, Counselling psychologists, and CBT therapists. HelloSelf's therapists have different areas of expertise and specialities, and provide evidence-based treatments including CBT, CFT, ACT and Mindfulness-Based CBT, EMDR, Schema Focused Therapy, IPT, DBT, and CAT. This range of clinicians means that HelloSelf is able to match you with the best therapist for you. Please see here for an overview of their therapists.
HelloSelf's goal is to enable you to keep well and progress beyond recovery. They have our own secure video platform with features designed to promote psychological progress and to make getting better easier. HelloSelf understands that everyone’s mental health journey is unique and so, with help from you and your wider care team, they can guide what mental health support might be most beneficial to you.
View HelloSelf's range of therapists by clicking here