Nottinghamshire Eating Disorder Service

The Nottinghamshire Eating Disorder Service is a multi-disciplinary service offering support to adults in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire with more severe presentations of Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa. We do not have a fixed BMI criterion for referrals and are open to people of all genders, races and people aged 18 or over - eating disorders can affect anyone. The service is commissioned by Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board and uses DSM 5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DMS-5-TR) diagnostic criteria for Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa.

Referrals to our service are reviewed by clinicians to assess if we are the best place service to offer an assessment and potentially treatment . At assessment, service users can expect to receive a compassionate and considerate assessment of their difficulties with a highly skilled member of our team. Assessments last around 90 minutes and can be offered in person or via video. Following assessment, our team discusses each service user’s needs collectively, helping to develop a care plan for the service user drawing on all our knowledge and experience.

Interventions within our service draw on national guidelines and evidence-based therapies such as MANTRA, Compassion Focused Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and CBT-E. Alongside these core psychological interventions, we offer, dietetics, psychiatry, peer support, community support and interventions based on Occupational Therapy. Every service user is considered as an individual with their own unique needs, and all care plans are discussed and agreed with each service user.

We take referrals from healthcare professionals and ask that our referral form is completed and sent to
NEDSAdmin@nottshc.nhs.uk.