Syrona Health is making medically supervised weight management accessible through

insurers, brokers and employer benefit schemes

London, April 2026 — Syrona Health, the healthcare technology platform specialising in

employee health, today announces the launch of its GLP-1 weight management programme as an employee benefit making clinically supervised obesity care available through insurers, employee benefits intermediaries, and HR benefits packages for the first time at scale.

With obesity costing UK employers an estimated £9.4 billion annually in lost productivity,

sickness absence and presenteeism, demand from benefits leaders for credible, medically supervised weight management solutions has never been higher. GLP-1 medications such as semaglutide have demonstrated clinically significant results in trials, yet access remains fragmented, expensive, and poorly supported for the majority of employees who could benefit.

Syrona Health's programme changes that. Delivered entirely through its virtual clinic model, the offering combines GLP-1 prescribing with ongoing clinical oversight, hormone

optimisation, lifestyle coaching and mental health support — addressing the whole person, not just the prescription at lower costs.

A Benefit Built for Brokers, Insurers and HR Leaders

Syrona Health has designed its GLP-1 programme specifically to integrate into existing

employee benefit structures. The platform supports flexible commercial models for insurers and intermediaries, with seamless onboarding for HR teams and measurable outcomes reporting to demonstrate ROI to benefits leaders.

Key features of the programme include:

• Fully virtual, clinician-led assessment and prescribing
• Ongoing monitoring and clinical support throughout treatment
• Integrated lifestyle, nutrition and behavioural coaching alongside its life-stage health proposition
• Mental health and emotional wellbeing support
• Employer-facing reporting dashboard tracking engagement and health outcomes
• Flexible benefit structure compatible with existing insurance and EAP frameworks

Why Now

The GLP-1 market is at an inflection point. As NICE guidelines expand access and employer awareness of obesity as a workforce health issue grows, forward-thinking insurers and benefits leaders are moving quickly to include medically supervised weight management within their offerings. Syrona Health's virtual-first model means employers can offer this benefit to workforces across the UK without the geographic or capacity constraints of in-person clinics.

Our pilot results speak for themselves: overwhelming employee satisfaction, strong clinical outcomes, and 100% of employer partners choosing to roll out the programme at scale.

"Weight management has for too long been treated as a lifestyle issue rather than a clinical one. GLP-1 therapies represent a genuine step change in what's possible — but medication alone is not enough. Our programme wraps clinical oversight, hormone health, coaching, metabolic health and mental health support around the prescription, so employees get real, sustained results at significantly lower costs. We've built this to work within the life-stage benefits ecosystem that brokers and insurers already operate, making it straightforward to add to any employer package

— Anya Roy, Co-Founder, Syrona Health

About Syrona Health

Syrona Health is a healthcare technology platform focused on gender-inclusive employee

health and wellbeing. Since launch, Syrona has grown to have enterprise clients including

Fortune 500 companies and NHS trusts. The platform delivers clinically rigorous, virtual-first care at scale, with ISO 27001 certification and CE marking.

Media Contact Syrona Health info@syronahealth.com

For more information on Syrona Health's GLP-1 employee benefit programme or to discuss intermediary and insurer partnerships, please get in touch directly.