Leverndale and Dykebar Hospital
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Refeeding Syndrome General
Patient who are nutritionally compromised on admission to mental health in patient wards may be at risk of refeeding syndrome
Dietetic Planning in Eating Disorders
The Dietitian should be contacted as soon as the ward is aware that a patient with an eating disorder is to be admitted. The preparation…
Refeeding Syndrome in Eating Disorders
Refeeding syndrome is a condition that most eating disorder patients requiring hospital admission are at risk from. If it is not managed properly it can…
Risks associated with Eating Disorders and recommended physical observations
Eating Disorders have the highest mortality of all mental health disorders. This can be as a direct result of physical complications of starvation, usually cardiac…
The Adult Eating Disorder Service Indicator Form
The Adult Eating Disorder Service Indicator Form. Individuals receiving in-patient treatment for an eating disorder are viewed as a priority for access to the Adult…
An overview of an Eating Disorder
The term Eating Disorder can be understood as a way of describing the difficult relationship some people have to food and their weight and shape…
Community Arrangements for Nutritional Screening
On transition out into community a patient may receive follow-up nutritional care from an acute hospital referral or if necessary by acute or community dietetic…
Swallowing Difficulties, texture modified diets
Swallowing difficulties (also known as dysphagia) are a well known recognised complication of many conditions