Specialist NHS Community Eating Disorder Service for children and young people living in Manchester,Salford & Trafford (networking account not for referrals)
In light of recent media coverage:
✅ You don’t need to “look ill” to see us
✅ Your weight is NOT referral criteria
✅. We focus on the impact your difficulties have on all aspects of your health and life & whether we are the best service to help you & your family.
#nhs#camhs
📢🎙️New Episode: we talk to two Senior Eating Disorder Practitioners for advice for those of us in General Practice around consulting with children & young people presenting with features of an Eating Disorder. https://t.co/9uP9zwPJYr @mftceds@GPExcellenceGM
Celebrating AHP Day at RMCH with Victoria Whitely, Dietitian & Advanced Clinical Practitioner. Dietitians Fran Townsend & Bec Dixon. Sarah Tritton, OT and CAMHS practitioner for @MFTCEDS & Beth Griffin OT and Libby Thornton PT 👏🏼 @MFT_CSS@janwils42401735#Inspire#ahpday2022 🎉
Great British Bake Off, I think, has been so successful for so long because of its warmth, humour and pure love of baking. It’s the antidote to diet shows. But every time calories or fat are mentioned, it loses a bit of that loveliness. Make it stop. #GBBO
#HelloYellow its World Mental Health Day 2021. Today the little things add up to make a big different. We continue to raise the profile - within this address stigma, but also encourage everyone to prioritise our own mental wellbeing - find a moment of joy in the day 💛
Concerning but sadly not surprising - eating disorder services have experienced a significant rise in demand and younger children presenting even pre-COVID.
Frontline staff are working tirelessly, but they must be supported with enough staffing & funding to meet this demand.
Social media can create unrealistic expectations that make us feel bad about ourselves, whether by comparing ourselves to others or feeling pressure to be online 24/7.
Our ambassadors share their experience of making social media work for them:
If you're supporting someone affected by an eating disorder, you can get free coaching and advice through Beat's Nexus service.
Find out more here: https://t.co/KZIO2JCZYi
Its been lovely to hear from previous patients and families, who have contacted us to tell us they have achieved their wanted results/been accepted into their chosen universities. It means the world to us to hear you are all doing so well!
#recoveryispossible#resultsday2021
Good luck to everyone getting results today. If you don't get what you expect, please be kind to yourself and try not to compare what you got with anyone else. Numbers on a piece of paper do not define who you are – or determine what you are capable of achieving. #ResultsDay