The Priory Hospital Chelmsford
Eating Disorders
The eating disorder service provides effective programmes for the successful treatment of anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, bariatric and other related conditions. The specially developed eating disorders programme focuses on the psychological, social, behavioural and physical sides of the illness.
Adult eating disorder service
The adult eating disorder service is able to respond to the patient's individual needs through offering treatment as an outpatient, day patient, inpatient in either acute phase 1 or acute phase 2. In acute phase 1 there are 11 individual en-suite bedrooms, a dining room and sitting room. Patients have access to other communal areas within the hospital.
The Lodge
In acute phase 2 The Lodge is an independent house with four single bedrooms within the grounds of the Priory Hospital Chelmsford and takes adult patients with an eating disorder who:
- Are ready to step-down from Acute inpatient treatment
- Who are not quite ready to attend daycare
- Who may have relapsed in the community but do not require intensive inpatient treatment
The Lodge aims to prepare patients for moving back into the community and family life. Patients will have an individualised treatment programme which will encompass living skills along with a comprehensive therapy programme. The unit is supervised 24 hours a day.
The Lodge opened on 1st April 2010.
There are separate specialist eating disorder therapy programmes for each of the units formulated on an interactive psychotherapy model. Weight and dietary rehabilitation are seen as key therapeutic aims, which are addressed with the support of the specialist eating disorder dietician and the hospital catering team.
Inpatient Therapy Programme consists of:
- Craft drop in group
- Weekend review group
- Psycho-educational group
- CBT themed group
- Open agenda group (CBT based)
- Creative writing group
- Body image
- Anxiety group
- Relaxation
- Motivational groups
- Log book
- Physio
- Rehab and goal setting group on a Friday
The Lodge Therapy programme consists of the following:
- Psycho-educational group
- CBT group
- Body image group
- Self esteem group
- Log book group
- Process group
- Rehab group