CONNECT: a new adult eating disorders service for West Yorkshire and Harrogate

Posted on: 3 November 2018

Thousands more people now have access to specialist community eating disorders treatment thanks to a new NHS service.

CONNECT: The West Yorkshire and Harrogate adult eating disorders service, launched in April 2018. It has been set up as a two-year pilot project funded by NHS England as part of their ‘new models of care programme’.

CONNECT, which is part of Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, aims to provide equitable access to NHS care for adults with eating disorders across the West Yorkshire and Harrogate area – something that had not been in place until its launch.

"We know that in many places across the UK people with eating disorders often get a rough deal, sometimes having to wait more than three years to access specialist treatment” says Dr Rhys Jones, Consultant Psychiatrist and Clinical Lead for the new CONNECT service.

"Treatment options for patients can also be very limited and patients sometimes have to travel long distances to access care. CONNECT offers the option of home-based treatment and early intervention to everyone across West Yorkshire and Harrogate - previously only available to patients from the Leeds area.

“Patients, their families and carers consistently tell us that they prefer community or home-based treatment and evidence shows us that home-based treatment has better outcomes and reduces the need for lengthy hospital admissions.”

CONNECT now provides one integrated specialist service, made up of four multi-disciplinary sub-teams, offering community and inpatient treatment across the whole West Yorkshire and Harrogate area.

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Contact CONNECT

The Newsam Centre
Seacroft Hospital
York Road
Leeds

LS14 6WB

Tel: 0113 855 6400
Email: connectenquiries.lypft@nhs.net

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