Eating Disorders
Telephone number: 02476 232940
Referral criteria: Referrals for outpatient treatment are accepted from general practitioners and secondary care mental health professionals.
Coventry and Warwickshire Eating Disorder Service provides community treatment for people with eating disorders and has bases in Coventry and Warwick. Treatment is provided by a multidisciplinary team consisting of professionals from psychiatry, psychology, nursing, dietetics, occupational therapy, social work and peer support.
Everyone referred to the service receives a comprehensive assessment to determine what matters to them and identifying their individual needs and goals. A range of therapies is available, including cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT-E, CBT-T & CBT-AR), psychodynamic therapy, compassion-focused therapy (CFT), specialist nursing support, dietetic advice, occupational therapy and medical monitoring. Our services are expanding and future pathways will include: Specialist Supportive Clinical Management (SSCM), Maudsley Model of Anorexia Nervosa Treatment for Adults (MANTRA) and Guided Self Help for Binge Eating Disorder.
The Aspen Centre, Warwick
The Eating Disorders and Diabetes pathway, based at the Aspen Centre in Warwick, provides treatment for people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes and an eating disorder. It is a national pilot site for type 1 diabetes and disordered eating (T1DE, previously known as a diabulimia).
There is a 15 bed inpatient unit at the Aspen Centre for people with severe eating disorders, who are admitted from across the West Midlands and further afield.
If you need urgent help outside normal working hours, please contact 111 and select the mental health option, or visit the following website for more information: Find Help Now | Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust
Referrals
Referrals for outpatient treatment are accepted from general practitioners and secondary care mental health professionals.
Single Point of Access Email: CovwarkEDS@covwarkpt.nhs.uk
Referrals for inpatient treatment are managed through the West Midlands Adult Eating Disorders Provider Collaborative.
Additional support
B-eat, the eating disorders charity, provides information and support on their website, including helplines:
The Royal College of Psychiatrists publishes information leaflets which can be downloaded free of charge from their website.