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QI 1292 Improving Junior Doctor Confidence in Managing Patients with Eating Disorders
Brookes, Eleanor Supported by the Quality Improvement Team, Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust
Brookes, Eleanor
Supported by the Quality Improvement Team, Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust
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Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust
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Publication date
2024
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Abstract
Aim: To improve doctors’ confidence in managing physical complications of eating disorders in inpatients at the Aspen Centre (specialist eating disorders unit) out of hours.
Patients with severe anorexia nervosa are often medically complex due to the consequences of malnutrition
and compensatory behaviours. The Managing Medical Emergencies in Eating Disorders (MEED) guidance
was published with the aim of increasing awareness and knowledge of clinicians across care settings.
Despite this, medical school teaching on eating disorders is still sparse with studies consistently finding that
doctors outside of the sub-speciality lack confidence in managing eating disorders. Resident doctors at CWPT
provide medical cover for the Aspen Centre out of hours, but anecdotally describe anxiety in doing so.
Tools Used: Driver Diagram - https://aqua.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/qsir-driver-diagrams.pdf.
PDSA Cycles - https://aqua.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/qsir-pdsa-cycles-model-for-improvement.pdf.
Staff Survey.
Project Impact: 75% of doctors who provided feedback felt that the out of hours handbook was a helpful resource.
Citation
Brookes, Eleanor. QI 1292 Improving Junior Doctor Confidence in Managing Patients with Eating Disorders. Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust, 2024.
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