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Eating disorders in Scotland

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Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen

Harry Millar, Consultant Psychiatrist

Royal Cornhill Hospital, Aberdeen

Simon Naji, Programme Director

Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, Drew Kay Wing, Polworth Building, Foresterhill, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD; tel: 01224 554191; fax: 01224 663087

See editorial, pp. 241-242, this issue.

Correspondence: e-mail: sme076{at}abdn.ac.uk

AIMS AND METHOD

To describe eating disorder services in Scotland. Fifty-two services completed a postal questionnaire.

RESULTS

Six of the mainland health board areas, with a total population of 1.5 million, were not covered by any (self-defined) ‘specialist’ service. Although most services had access to in-patient facilities, we identified only one designated bed in Scotland for eating disorder patients, and this in a non-specialist service. In many other ways, services did not meet published recommendations for the provision of eating disorders services.

CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS

It is suggested that a national strategy should be formulated, and a model of service provision is proposed.