Eating Disorders Service

Through inpatient care, we aim to make service users feel more stable, manage medical risks, and create a supportive environment for recovery.

Our team assesses the service user’s medical, psychological, and nutritional needs and works with them—and their family if appropriate—to create an individual care plan. The initial care plan will include monitoring physical health, reviewing meal plans, and having reviews with a consultant psychiatrist and dietitian.

During the initial phase, we will focus on helping the service user restore weight (if needed) and reduce harmful eating disorder behaviours.

We work with them to build motivation, increase willingness to change, and cope with recovery challenges. Low-intensity group work, one-on-one support and education, and individual psychological treatments may also be involved if needed.

Treatments included through inpatient care include:

• Consultant-led diagnostic evaluation
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Eating Disorders (CBT-E)
• Dietetic assessment and meal management
• Family support and education
• Medical monitoring
• Meal support therapy
• Occupational therapy
• Psychological assessments and treatments
• Recreational programme

Service users also take part in group sessions covering body image, mindfulness-based stress reduction, self-esteem, personal growth, recovery goals, and compassion-focused therapy.

Service users can also join other programmes here in SPMHS, including:

• Anxiety Programme
• Depression Programme
• Addictions and Dual Diagnosis Programme
• Dialectical Behavioural Therapy Programme (skills-based group to to manage difficult emotions and improve wellbeing.)
• Group Radical Openness (skills-based group helping you develop emotional flexibility and fuller relationships)
• Pottery skills, art therapy and other creative activities

This one-day group programme is for people struggling with eating difficulties who want to learn about recovery and available treatment options.

The programme includes:

• presentations from specialists in eating disorder care
• information on treatment options and recovery approaches
• referrals for inpatient or day treatment if needed.
  
  

This group supports individuals with an eating disorder diagnosis who can manage their recovery while living in the community. The group is open to any individual with an eating disorder diagnosis.

The programme includes:

• education for both participants and their supporters
• skill-building exercises to promote self-compassion
• therapeutic techniques to strengthen social connections.

This hybrid programme combines online and in-person sessions, with the length of participation tailored to each person’s needs. It is designed for adults over the age of 18 experiencing:

• anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, or binge eating disorder
• eating disorder symptoms linked to other mental health difficulties.

The programme focuses on group-based support, with sessions led by nurses, psychologists, social workers, art therapists, dietitians, and occupational therapists.

This 12-week programme helps individuals understand and manage binge eating. It includes:

• exploration of the factors influencing participants’ eating patterns
• practical skills to manage eating patterns, thoughts, and emotions
• exposure work to help participants cope with triggers and build resilience.

Service users in the day care can also join other programmes in SPMHS, depending on their needs. This, for example, could include:

• Anxiety Programme
• Depression Programme
• Addictions and Dual Diagnosis Programme
• Dialectical Behavioural Therapy Programme (skills-based group to manage difficult emotions and improve wellbeing.)
• Group Radical Openness (skills-based group helping you develop emotional flexibility and fuller relationships.)
• Pottery skills and other creative activities