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October 1, 2025BMJ Open QualityOpen Access

Improving care for patients with severe eating disorders in a university hospital without a formal eating disorder service

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ADAnne M DohertyCFCaroline FlynnCGCarol Goulding

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Overview

Implementation of guidelines for treatment improved concordance to 100% in eating disorders, indicating better management practices.

Key Points

  • To enhance care for patients with severe eating disorders in hospitals without specialized services.
  • Evaluated management of eating disorder patients over the past year.
  • Consulted with staff to develop an identification and treatment pathway.
  • Created an educational resource pack for clinical areas, including simulation-based training.
  • Concordance with guideline-based care increased from 27% to 100%.
  • Improved confidence in management and identification of eating disorders among staff.
  • Six patients treated via the new pathway at 6-month follow-up.

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Doherty et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69254f97c0ce034ddc359e57https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjoq-2025-003563
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