The Richardson Eating Disorder Service’s specialist eating disorder unit, Ward 31A, is a specialist inpatient ward based at the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle, which provides comprehensive assessment and treatment for eating disorders and is part of Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust.
The service is for men and women aged 18 and over living in the North East and North Cumbria.
You may benefit from an inpatient admission if your eating disorder is impacting your physical and emotional wellbeing, and you require additional support to that provided by our Intensive Day Service or from a community eating disorder team.
The length of stay depends upon your personal needs but would normally be expected to last between 3-4 months. The care team will involve you fully in discussion about this.
Your treatment aims will be agreed between yourself and the multidisciplinary team and reviewed regularly.
The staff caring for you include a team of doctors, nurses, dietitians, psychiatrists, nurse therapists, psychologists, occupational therapists, support workers and administrative staff.
The team will help you to identify your needs and plan with you the most effective treatment to help you to improve your health, address psychological difficulties and return to your home environment. The members of staff involved in your care will introduce themselves and make time to talk about how they will work with you. Members of the nursing staff will introduce you to the daily routines and activities of the Ward.
Whenever possible, a pre-admission meeting will be arranged to agree aims and goals and a treatment plan prior to your admission to the unit. If this is not possible e.g., if you are too unwell, live too far away or are on a medical ward elsewhere in the region, we will contact you by phone and will also contact professionals involved in your care for information.
Patients are referred to the ward from the Richardson Eating Disorder Service Intensive Day Service or Community Adult Eating Disorder Service. You cannot self-refer to the unit or be directly referred from your GP, A&E, or a medical ward.
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These guidelines are designed to give more information on what is encouraged during a stay on ward 31A, in order for the individual to meet the nutritional requirements and be able to manage eating in a more normal way.
This leaflet is for people with eating disorders are at risk of experiencing low blood sugar (hypoglycaemia).
This leaflet- Easy Read is for people with eating disorders are at risk of experiencing low blood sugar (hypoglycaemia).
This leaflet provides information for the Richardson Eating Disorder Service (REDS) which is a specialist service which provides comprehensive assessment and treatment for eating disorders. It is for men and women aged 18 and over living in the northern part of the North East and Cumbria.
This welcome pack will provide you with useful information about your stay at the Richardson Eating Disorders Service, Ward 31A. It will tell you about the ward, staff and treatments and therapies that are available to you.
This leaflet provides information for Occupational Therapy Richardson Eating Disorder Service (REDS). The service helps to solve the problems that interfere with your ability to do the things that are important to you. It can also look at how problems arise and help prevent or minimize their effects.
