Eating disorder services for adults in the North East are set for a major expansion - with extra appointments and a new home-based service making it easier for those in need to get help.
The Intensive Day Service (IDS) - run jointly by the Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Trust (CNTW) and the Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust (TEWV) - will be changing this winter. CNTW is to offer double the number of clinic sessions at its Benfield House base at Walkergate Hospital in Newcastle - and the new IDS @ Home service will see community mental health teams travel to the homes of patients.
The latter service will help to limit the travel needed for people to access vital services and help reach people living in harder-to-reach rural areas across County Durham and Northumberland. In the North East, eating disorder support works as part of a "provider collaborative" model - which means the two NHS trusts work together.
