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3722. Examining inter-organisational care provision for people with disordered eating

Invited abstract in session WB-10: Integrated planning in healthcare, stream OR in Health Services (ORAHS).

Wednesday, 10:30-12:00
Room: 11 (building: 116)

Authors (first author is the speaker)

1. Sean Manzi
Dartington Service Design Lab

Abstract

Providing care and treatment for people with disordered eating is a complex undertaking requiring clinical input from multiple disciplines. The psychological underpinning of the disorder involves mental health services, the physiological impact brings in multiple inpatient and outpatient care services and support is required from General Practitioners in the community. The Integrated Care Board in Devon, UK have initiated an integrated care pathway for people with Anorexia Nervosa. However, diagnoses of Anorexia Nervosa account for only 14% of disordered eating cases. This study sought to understand the current care provision for people with other eating disorders to inform the development of defined care pathways for people with eating disorders other than Anorexia Nervosa. A network-based operational modelling approach was employed to analyse, the care provision for people with disordered eating across Devon. This analysis was based on an integrated dataset containing data from the majority of NHS care providers in the geography. The most likely treatment pathways were simulated from the model to determine what the current provision of care looks like. We saw a high reliance on primary care services, community mental health teams and general internal medicine. The models and findings from this study are being further interrogated to inform the development of new care pathways to improve integrated care provision for this patient group.

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Status: accepted

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