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Barnsley CAMHS eating disorder service
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About the service
The eating disorders service are a specialist team within the Barnsley child adolescent mental health service (CAMHS) service. We work closely with other agencies, such as SYEDA (South Yorkshire Eating Disorder Association) to provide help and support for young people living in Barnsley up to the age of 18 suffering with an eating disorder, such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder (and atypical presentations of these too).
Our team also manages some mental health conditions that commonly co-exist with eating disorders such as depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
The multi-disciplinary team includes a consultant psychiatrist, mental health practitioners, a specialist dietitian, an occupational therapist, associate practitioners, a family therapist and a team administrator.
Why would someone choose the service?
We always work with you and your family to design a bespoke treatment plan that meets your needs.
We put you and your family front and centre in all that we do.
We work in a holistic way, to make sure that your views and feelings are heard and respected.
We work closely with SYEDA (South Yorkshire Eating Disorder Association) to make sure that we have a range of treatment options that meet your needs.
We offer different treatments depending on your needs.
For Anorexia Nervosa, our treatment is primarily FT-AN (Family Therapy for Anorexia Nervosa) and FT-BN (Family Therapy for Bulimia Nervosa). However, we always tailor the treatment to the individual needs of the person and their family. You can find out more about Family Therapy-based treatments for eating disorders here: Family Therapy – MCCAED (slam.nhs.uk)
We also offer the following in addition:
We are also working on developing a parents and carers group for an eating disorder called ‘ARFID’ (Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder) for young people living in Barnsley with a Barnsley GP.
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Staff you may meet
- Activity co-ordinators are responsible for implementing a range of therapeutic activities. Examples of activities provided include social, recreational, leisure, communication, sensory or educational sessions.
- Administrative staff provide essential support to doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals. This can be in a variety of different settings, with administrators working as a receptionist in a clinic or a clerk on a ward. They may also be working closely with a consultant as a medical secretary.
- A care navigator provides advice and support to individuals their families or carers during their care. They often make home visits and support hospital discharges. Care navigators can also signpost and refer individuals to the appropriate services or help arrange care based on the individual’s needs.
- Dietitians use the science of food to help people to make good choices about food and lifestyle. Nutrition is an important part of recovery and wellbeing. All service users admitted to a Trust ward have their nutritional state assessed.
- There are more than 60 different specialities that doctors work within the NHS. Each is unique but there are many characteristics which are common. Roles range from working in a hospital to being based in the community as a GP.
- Domestic staff have a vital role in helping to care for patients. They work in one of three key areas; catering, cleaning or laundry services. All of these services play an important part in aiding an individual’s recovery.
- Housekeepers help nurses run hospital wards. They are a member of a ward team and support the delivery of clinical care by ensuring the ward is a clean, safe and attractive place which is conducive to patient care.
- There are many people who work behind the scenes to keep services running and you may meet them in hospital or community settings. They include porters, cleaners, plumbers, electricians, decorators receptionists and secretaries who all work to make sure healthcare settings are kept clean, tidy and safe.
- Nurses who choose to specialise in the mental health branch of nursing work with GPs, psychiatrists, psychologists, and others, to help care for patients. Increasingly, care is given in the community, with mental health nurses visiting patients and their families at home, in residential centres, in prisons or in specialist clinics or units.
- Nursing or healthcare assistants work in hospital or community settings under the guidance of a qualified healthcare professional. They help doctors, nurses and therapists give people the care and treatment they need.
- Occupational therapy is the assessment and treatment of physical and psychiatric conditions using specific, purposeful activity to prevent disability and promote independent function in all aspects of daily life.
- The NHS employs a wide range of clinical staff, it wouldn’t be possible to list them all on this website! All our clinical staff are skilled, dedicated professionals who adhere to high standards of training and work-place practice.
- Physiotherapists help people to improve their range of movement in order to promote health and well being. This can help people to live more independently.
- Porters work within the Trust facilities team moving and delivering post, equipment and medication to locations across the organisation. They also help to move frail and often very ill patients between different departments and wards in safety and comfort.
- Adult psychotherapists work with people to assess and treat a range of emotional, social or mental health issues. They help people tackle problems such as behavioural issues, common challenges such as anxiety and depression or more complex or severe issues, such as psychosis or a personality disorder diagnosis.
- Receptionists are the first link for many patients and visitors. They often work on their own or with one or two other receptionists, greeting patients as they arrive and check them in. They might also collect patient notes and ensure that these vital records go to the right healthcare professional. In a clinic, they may make appointments and arrange patient transport.
- Social workers help, support and protect people who are facing difficulties in their lives. They help people to take positive steps to overcome problems and improve their lives. This could involve assessing and reviewing a service user’s situation, building relationships with service users and their families and agreeing what practical support someone needs.
- We have a range of specialist advisors working in our Trust – they give advice on a wide range of different things, depending on what service they work in. So it could be, for example, mental health, stopping smoking, healthy eating or diabetes.
- We have a range of health workers who all have different specialities. This could be in a certain condition, a therapy or the advice they can give you. Our specialists our highly skilled and trained professionals, ready to offer you help and advice whenever you need it.
- Telephonists (also known as switchboard operators) are employed throughout the health service. They may work on a busy switchboard in a hospital or the Trust headquarters. Like receptionists, they are an important first point of contact for patients and their families and are a vital link between a caller and the person who can help.
- Therapy is a broad term and can range from occupational therapists to behavioural therapists. Our therapists are trained in their specialist area and type of therapy to make sure we can offer the very best care.
- On a ward you will see many different members of staff, not all of them are clinical staff! Non-clinical staff include housekeepers and administrators. Ward housekeepers work with other staff to make sure everywhere is clean and tidy and that you have good food. Administrators have clerical and admin roles, like keeping patient notes filed safely, and they can often help you with general enquiries. If you’re not sure who anybody is please ask them to explain.
Why a professional should choose the service
We consistently meet and exceed the government’s target of 95% of children and young people beginning treatment for eating disorders within one week for urgent cases and within four weeks for non-urgent cases.
We receive excellent feedback from the young people and their families and carers about our service.
We have a diverse and skilled MDT (multi-disciplinary team), who are trained in FT-AN (Family Therapy for Anorexia Nervosa), FT-BN (Family Therapy for Bulimia Nervosa), CBT-T (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Brief Intervention – 10 sessions) and CBT-E (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy – Eating Disorders).
We are also passionate about inclusion and diversity and one of our team members has completed additional training about autism (a course run by the National Centre for Autism and Mental Health). We are thinking about ways that we can be more autism-friendly within the team and to make our environment more accessible. If there’s any adaptations the young person requires, we will always happily accommodate this.
Support offered
We offer different treatments depending on your needs.
For anorexia nervosa, our treatment is primarily family therapy for anorexia nervosa (FT-AN) and family therapy for Bulimia nervosa (FT-BN). However, we always tailor the treatment to the individual needs of the person and their family. More information about family therapy based treatments for eating disorders is available.
We also offer the following in addition:
- CBT-E (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy specifically for Eating Disorders)
- CBT-10 or CBT-20
- Occupational therapy
- Group work
- Brief intervention
We are also working on developing a parents and carer group for an eating disorder called Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) for young people in Barnsley with a Barnsley GP.
Outcomes
- Improved physical health
- Improved mental wellbeing
- Improved coping strategies
- Understanding recovery
- Relapse prevention
Referrals accepted from:
A & E, AHPs, Carers/family, CMHTs, Consultants, Courts, Drug/alcohol agencies, GP staff, GPs, Health visitors, Hospital staff, Housing associations, Local authority staff, Midwives, Other NHS services, Other Trust services, Patients(self-referral), Police, Schools, Voluntary services, Youth centres, Youth Offending Team
Referrals also accepted from:
We accept referrals from all health professionals and also directly from young people, families or carers. These referrals are made through Branching Minds (Child and adolescent mental health service (CAMHS) (Barnsley) - South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
Referral criteria:
Your referral from Branching Minds will be sent to us, so that we can think about the best way to support you. We may refer on to other agencies too, as part of this process.
We may call you to get some additional information from you and / or your family, to help support this process.
We work closely with colleagues at SYEDA (South Yorkshire Eating Disorder Association) to ensure that young people receive the care and support they need around their difficulties with eating. Please refer to the SYEDA referral criteria for further information.
If we feel that your needs might be best met with our service, you will be offered a face-to-face assessment appointment. At the appointment, you will meet two members of our team. Here are some points about the assessment appointment that you might find useful:
- The assessment appointment usually lasts between 1-2 hours
- We will ask you if it’s okay to take your physical observations, such as height, weight, blood pressure and pulse
- We will talk to you about your eating difficulties and how they affect your life
- We’ll also ask about your mental health more generally
- We’ll give you space and time to speak with us individually too, if that’s helpful
- We will try our best to let you know the outcome of our assessment on the same day