Assessment and management of medical emergencies in eating disorders: Guidance for GPs

Faraz Mughal; Simon De Lusignan; Ulrike Schmidt; Kamaldeep Bhui

doi:10.3399/bjgp23X732849

Assessment and management of medical emergencies in eating disorders: Guidance for GPs

Faraz Mughal^*
, Simon De Lusignan
, Ulrike Schmidt
, Kamaldeep Bhui

^*Corresponding author for this work

Keele University
University of Oxford
Institute of Social Psychiatry
King's College London

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Eating disorders are common, affect people of all ages, and can present as medical emergencies in community, primary care, or hospital settings. In 2017, in response to the death of a 19-year-old female with anorexia nervosa, the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman produced a report entitled Ignoring the Alarms: How NHS Eating Disorder Services are Failing Patients.1 In 2019, the Royal College of Psychiatrists began work to update existing eating disorder guidance (MARSIPAN and Junior MARSIPAN) alongside expert reference groups guided by the National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health; this resulted in the new Medical Emergencies in Eating Disorders [MEED]: Guidance on Recognition and Management report.2 This new guidance is intended for people of all ages covering all eating disorders. This practice piece consolidates the key recommendations for GPs and primary care teams.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	232-233
Number of pages	2
Journal	British Journal of General Practice
Volume	73
Issue number	730
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp23X732849
Publication status	Published - May 2023

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