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Eating Disorders Services

Posted By Patient20

"Eating Disorders Services"

About: Highly Specialist Services / Eating disorder service

(as a service user),

Overall my care has been good and professional.

I wish I'd been asked more about suicidal thoughts or plans.

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Response from Maggie Young, Head of Eating Disorders, Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust 5 years ago
We are preparing to make a change
Maggie Young
Head of Eating Disorders,
Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust

Submitted on 26/06/2018 at 13:17
Published on Care Opinion at 13:40

Dear Patient 20

Thank you very much for your feedback. I can imagine how frustrating it must have been for you to attend various appointments but not feel able to verbalise suicidal thoughts or plans. I will take this feedback to our next Governance Meeting to remind staff to be alert to this issue and to remember to enquire about it if they are aware they are working with someone who may have suicidal thoughts or plans. Please let me know if this response is helpful?

Many Thanks

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Response from Dr Amy Wicksteed, Lead Clinical Psychologist, Sheffield Eating Disorders Service, Sheffield Health and Social Care 4 years ago
We have made a change
Dr Amy Wicksteed
Lead Clinical Psychologist, Sheffield Eating Disorders Service,
Sheffield Health and Social Care

Submitted on 13/08/2019 at 13:21
Published on Care Opinion at 14:23

Update – Clinical Risk Training which includes the assessment of suicide risk is a mandatory training for all staff and it is discussed in Governance Meetings to ensure staff are reminded of this issue. One day training on suicide awareness is being rolled out across the Mental Health Services and there is a day course planned at St George’s in November. We will be encouraging as many staff as possible to attend

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