NELFT - Eating Disorder Service
The eating disorder service at North East London NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist outpatient service for young people and adults. Our service aims to bring hope and confidence to those who have an eating disorder and to enable them to take back control of their life by overcoming their eating disorder.
We offer support to anyone with an eating disorder who is registered with a GP in Barking and Dagenham, Redbridge, Havering or Waltham Forest.
Our main clinic is based in Barking, but you may be seen over video call, as long as your physical health needs are stable. We may also be able to offer treatment closer to your home.
Our service offers specialist care management, assessments and treatments, in line with the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines, to adults and children aged 8+ with eating disorders. As well as working with individuals, we also work with families and carers to help them support the person they care for who has an eating disorder.
The eating disorder service works closely with other NELFT services such as the child and adolescent mental health service (CAMHS), adult mental health services and inpatient services. This allows us to support you in a safe and effective way, especially if you have complex mental health difficulties.
Who to contact
- Contact Name
- Eating Disorder Service
- Telephone
- 0300 555 1216 0300 555 1216
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eating.disorder@nelft.nhs.uk
- Website
- NELFT - Eating Disorder Service (Opens in new tab)
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Where to go
- Name
- The Orchards Health Centre
- Address
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Gascoigne Road
Barking
- Postcode
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IG11 7RS
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Availability
- Referral required
- Referral Details
Referrals will be accepted from GPs, community mental health teams, home treatment teams (HTTs), and the A&E liaison service. Referrals should be emailed to eating.disorder@nelft.nhs.uk where possible. Please ensure patient identifiable information is password protected.
Criteria:
- aged eight and over with no upper age limit
- registered with a GP in Barking and Dagenham, Havering, Redbridge, or Waltham Forest
- people who are not registered with a GP but are ordinarily resident in the four localities above
- people meeting the criteria for the spectrum of eating disorders including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder and eating disorders not otherwise specified
Exclusions: None
Test results required at referral:
- current weight and height
- recent weight loss
- blood test – FBC, U&E, glucose sodium & potassium, TFT, LFT, calcium and phosphate
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