Treatment & the NICE Guidelines

Eating Disorders Treatment Guidelines

On 28th January 2004, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) published their Eating Disorders Treatment Guideline. beat was involved in drawing up the guideline and welcomes the publication of this valuable and useful document.

Accessing the new NICE Guideline

You can find out more about the guideline from the following places:

You can look at and download the information for people with an eating disorder and carers online at:
www.nice.org.uk/page.aspx?o=cg009publicinfo You can request a copy from beat by sending a self addressed large envelope with a 46p stamp on quoting 'NICE Booklet N0407' or you can ask for a booklet by calling the NHS response line on 0870 1555 455 and quoting 'N0407' (Quote N0408 for info in Welsh).

You can see and download the NICE guideline online at:
www.nice.org.uk/CG009NICEguideline

A quick reference guide aimed at GPs is online at:
www.nice.org.uk/CG009quickrefguide

or you can ask for a hard copy by calling the NHS response line on 0870 1555 455 quoting N0406

All the research and background information for the guideline is available in a book. You can order this (approx £10.00) by calling the British Psychological Society on 0116 2529551. You can also find more information at:
www.bps.org.uk/publications/core/eating/eating_home.cfm

Visit the NICE website page, with links to the various versions of the guideline, press releases, and the distribution and dissemination list for the NICE Guideline

For more help with treatment

Patient Advice and Liaison Services (PALS)

International Alliance of Patients' Organizations (IAPO)

NHS Expert Patient Programme