Children and Young People’s Eating Disorder Service (CYPEDS) Site map Skip to Navigation Accessibility Accessibility tools Site Shortcuts How Are We Doing Information Governance Governors and Members News Eating Disorder Service Your Health and Wellbeing How you can get involved - Patients / Public Involvement Outlook South West Coronavirus SilverCloud Neurodevelopmental Assessment Team Mental Health Crisis Cornwall Home About Us Community Hospitals Our Services Video Appointments Outlook South West Policies and Procedures News I need help now Home Our Services Children's Services Children and Young People’s Eating Disorder Service (CYPEDS) Children & Young People’s Eating Disorder Service (CYPEDS) Supporting young people aged 8-18 For ages 18+ please Phone: 01579 373850 Email: cft.ceds@nhs.net What is the Children & Young People’s Eating Disorder Service (CYPEDS)? CYPEDS is a specialist service offering community based treatment for people under the age of 18 with a suspected or diagnosed eating disorder. We are commissioned to treat individuals with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and other specified feeding or eating disorders (OSFED). Unfortunately, we do not offer treatment for Binge Eating Disorder or Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder – if you feel that you or your child are suffering from one of these conditions, please refer to the links further down this page. Our service covers the whole of Cornwall and the Isles Of Scilly and is run by 4 separate providers. The therapy part of our team (Cornwall Foundation Trust) includes family therapists, systemic practitioners, a psychiatrist, a psychologist, occupational therapists, a specialist nurse practitioner, dietitians and an administrator. The physical monitoring part of our team (Kernow Health) includes physical health nurses and health care assistants. The paediatric part of our team (Royal Cornwall Hospital Trusts and Derriford Hospital) includes paediatricians and a paediatric specialist nurse. All four segments of the service work closely together to ensure that children and young people within CYPEDS receive the most appropriate care for their eating disorder. How do I make a referral to the service? The best way to make a referral to our service is to visit your GP in the first instance. They will be able to access our referral form via RMS. This form prompts for specific information that we need in order to accept and process your referral, including; weight and height temperature blood pressure lying and standing (after 1 minute and after 3 minutes) pulse lying and standing (after 1 minute and after 3 minutes) blood results a brief description of your current difficulties and how these have developed If you are having trouble with getting referred to our service, please feel free to contact us directly using the details above. We know that it is really important when managing an eating disorder that treatment is started as soon as possible, so we want to avoid delays as much as we can. However, please be advised that we cannot accept the referral without the information outlined above. What happens after a referral is made? Once we have received your completed referral, we will make contact with you to let you know that you have been placed on our waiting list for assessment. We will also arrange physical monitoring appointments in the interim. This will be with a physical health nurse or health care assistant, and they generally take place at the following locations; Liskeard Hospital, Wadebridge Integrated Health Hub or Truro Health Park. These clinics run on set days of the week and you will generally be offered a slot nearest to where you live. During these appointments, the clinician will take the following observations and review your physical health; weight and height temperature blood pressure lying and standing (after 1 minute and after 3 minutes) pulse lying and standing (after 1 minute and after 3 minutes) They may also take some bloods depending on the results of the set taken at referral, or if physical health concerns are raised. Generally when people are making themselves sick, using laxatives or diet pills (behaviours known as “purging”) we will recommend blood tests to monitor any changes in electrolytes which can affect the heart as a consequence of purging. What should I expect from the assessment? Our assessment clinic generally runs on a Monday from Truro Health Park. Present from our team will be a systemic practitioner, a specialist dietitian and a paediatric specialist nurse. This can seem like a lot of people, but it helps us to make a more complete assessment of your current difficulties. The assessments generally last somewhere between 1.5 – 2 hours. We strongly encourage parents/carers to attend the assessments with their young person, as we find it really helpful to get the perspectives of everyone involved. We generally offer time to speak with us without parents / young person present where families want this option. What is the treatment model for young people with eating disorders? Physical Monitoring What should I expect from family based treatment? What should I expect from paediatric appointments? What other treatment do you provide when Family Based Treatment is not indicated? 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