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"As a member of the commissioning team for Croydon PCT I have been responsible for planning and commissioning the Primary Care Psychological Therapy Service that has been provided by Priory Group.
The Priory team has coped well with this situation and waiting times have so far been kept to a manageable level. The team also responded well to the challenge of a separate time limited contract to work through a substantial backlog of referrals."

John Haseler, Assistant Director, Partnership Commissioning (Mental Health & Substance Misuse) Croydon NHS Primary Care Trust

Eating disorders

According to B-eat (previously the Eating Disorders Association), there are 1.15 million people suffering from diagnosed and undiagnosed eating disorders throughout the UK, with just 90,000 sufferers currently receiving treatment.

Eating disorders are a complex combination of medical and psychiatric issues that require sensitive treatment.

How Priory can help

Priory is the UK's leading independent provider of eating disorder services. We have a number of specialist units in our hospitals with a flexible range of programmes to treat:

anorexia nervosa
bulimia nervosa
binge eating disorder
EDNOS (eating disorders not otherwise specified)
obesity
Severely underweight patients who may require specialist feeding

Our specialist units are able to help to treat all strages of eating disorders including those who are severely underweight and who might need specialist feeding. We also accept emergency admissions. We have provided thousands of eating disordered patients with the insight and courage they need to change, to maintain healthy bodies and relationships with food and to lead positive, fulfilled lives.

Specialist Priory eating disorder units

Adults over 18 years old

The Priory Hospitals at Altrincham, Brighton & Hove, Bristol, Chelmsford, Hayes Grove, Glasgow, Roehampton, Southampton and Woodbourne have dedicated eating disorder units and all patients are under the care of a consultant psychiatrist specialising in eating disorders.

Children Under 18 years old

In addition to the adult eating disorder units, The Priory Hospitals at Altrincham, Bristol, Chelmsford, Hayes Grove, Glasgow, Roehampton and Woodbourne provide in patient treatment for those suffering with eating disorders who are under 18 years of age.

Treatment

Every patient is under the care of a consultant psychiatrist who specialises in eating disorders and leads a team of nurses, therapists, psychologists, dieticians and education staff with specialist knowledge and training and who are dedicated to treating eating disordered patients.

Our care packages are tailored to the individual patient's medical, psychological and social needs and are aimed at successfully conquering the issues that led to the eating disorder, as well as achieving target weight. Our eating disorders patients live in dedicated wards where they share their life experiences, encouraging them to offer each other friendship and support on their journey toward mental and physical health.

School-aged patients can continue their education in these units and, where appropriate, we liaise with patients' schools to assist their re-integration after treatment.

We also support the patients' families and friends, who are often seriously affected by the issues facing their loved ones.

All Priory treatment programmes work to NICE guidelines and are usually provided on an inpatient basis, with the average length of stay between three and four months.