Eating disorders

Eating disorders are characterised by an abnormal attitude towards food that causes someone to change their eating habits and behaviour. 

Someone with an eating disorder may focus excessively on their weight and shape, leading them to make unhealthy choices about food with damaging results to their health.

Outpatient service

Our eating disorders service is a specialist outpatient service which provides assessment, treatment and monitoring for people aged 18 and over with conditions such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder.

Our  multidisciplinary team provides assessment, advice, treatment and on-going support and some physical health monitoring alongside GPs where the person's eating disorder is severe enough to need more treatment or support than is available in Primary Care.

Adult day unit

The day unit is a 5 day service for up to 10 male and female clients diagnosised with an eating disorder and who require a more intensive treatment programme. Treatment is offered via groups and individual sessions including community based activities to assist in transferring skills to your home and social environments. 

A range of professionals work in the multi-disciplinary team including nurse, doctor, occupational therapist, psychotherapist, dietician and outreach workers. Length of stay varies depending on individual goals for treatment from 4 to 6 weeks to a year.

Our wards

Avalon ward provides a highly specialist inpatient national service for adults between the ages of 18-65 years, both male and female,  diagnosed with a severe eating disorder, mainly Anorexia Nervosa.

Wisteria ward is a 10 bed unit for young people between the ages of 11 and 18 throughout the country with severe eating disorders and weight loss related to mental health problems.