New South Wales Public Services

CCLHD Eating Disorders Outpatient Service

A specialist multidisciplinary team is available, Monday to Friday, to provide outpatient treatment for people of all ages with an eating disorder, who are residents of the Central Coast.

The service provides, early identification, assessment, referral and treatment of people with eating disorder symptoms and behaviours.

The service implements evidence-based treatment approaches with respect to the  individual and their family as well as providing Eating Disorder consultation for other treating therapists.

Referral is through your General Practitioner (GP).

The GP will initially medically assess you  and medically monitor you throughout treatment.

To access information local community-based services for adults, children or adolescents within your area, call:

If there is immediate concern about a person’s medical and/or psychiatric safety, present to your nearest EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. People who need medical stabilisation should be admitted to acute hospital medical inpatient treatment. Admission for inpatient treatment may be arranged if appropriate via the emergency department.

The ISLHD Eating Disorder Service (EDS) is a free service for people who reside in the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District and may need treatment for an eating disorder. We aim to identify and reduce the impact of eating disorders for individuals and their families. 

We treat a range of eating disorders including: 

• Anorexia Nervosa 
• Bulimia Nervosa 
• Other Specified Feeding and Eating Disorder. 

Most people who experience Binge Eating Disorder benefit from receiving treatment in a less intensive setting. We encourage you to explore other options for binge eating treatment before referring to the EDS. 

If you are not sure what type of treatment you need, please make a referral for an assessment. We can tell you more about your treatment options at your assessment appointment.

What do we do? 

The Eating Disorder Service provides: 

• Assessments 
• Treatment 
• Support for family and carers 
• Information about eating disorders 
• Communication with others involved in your care such as GPs, school and health professionals

Treatment may involve: 

• Psychology
• Dietetics 
• Psychiatry 
• Nursing

All clients of our service: 

• Need to have their own GP; and 
• Be willing to see them for the duration of the treatment.

Anyone can make a referral to the EDS. Call 24 hours 7 days a week on the Mental Health Line. Phone: 1800 011 511

If a person with an eating disorder requires specialised treatment beyond the local treatment they have received, they may be referred to a Tertiary Service. Referrals to a Tertiary Service can be made by a doctor within the hospital (if they are currently an inpatient at a local hospital) or by a General Practitioner. There are separate adult and child and adolescent tertiary services.

• Child & Adolescent (< 18 years):
• Inpatient Treatment: The Children’s Hospital Westmead and the Sydney Children’s Hospital (Randwick) (<16 years). Inpatient programs provide a supportive and therapeutic structure, which enhance the opportunity for the patient to move towards a healthy weight and eating patterns within the context of their families and peers.
• • For further information: Jo Titterton (SCHN) – (Ph) 9845 2446
• Community Treatment: The Children’s Hospital, Westmead: Outpatient Service. The Eating Disorder Service (EDS) outpatient program consists of medical monitoring, psychiatric and psychological assessment and management, and family support and intervention.
• • For further information: Jo Titterton (SCHN) – (Ph) 9845 2446
• Community Treatment: The Eating Disorder Intensive Program for Adolescents (EDIPA) (<16 years). The EDIPA Day Program is a treatment for young people who are medically stable but unable to overcome their eating disorder through routine outpatient care. The program is designed to be an intensive intervention involving daily attendance by the young person throughout the week and regular meetings for families for up to one term. The clinical program includes individual, group and family sessions, supported and community meals as well as a school program.
• • For further information: Jo Titterton (SCHN) – (Ph) 9845 2446
• Adult:
• Peter Beumont Eating Disorders Inpatient Unit (> 16 years): The Peter Beumont Eating Disorders Unit is a nine-bed inpatient ward dedicated to the treatment of eating disorders located at RPA Hospital, Camperdown. The inpatient program is focused on medical stabalisation, psychiatric assessment, containment of eating disorder behaviours, nutritional rehabilitation, psychological therapy and functional recovery delivered in both individual and group modalities. As it is a gazetted unit, there is capacity to admit both voluntary and involuntary patients.
• **Peter Beumont Eating Disorders Ambulatory Services: **This intensive outpatient program is suitable for adults (17 years and older) who are medically stable and for whom a step-up in outpatient care or a step-down from inpatient care is indicated. Interventions include a combination of therapy groups, education groups, meal support, cooking groups and individual reviews.
• • For more information, contact Cindy Tran - (Ph) 9515 1430.
  • For referral information, click here.

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