For patients & carers; who do we see?

• Very low weight patients who are not sufficiently supported by standard outpatient therapy. Patients seen by ANITT would not usually be working or studying full-time, and if they were, they might be required to take time off for recovery
  
  
• Patients about to be discharged from hospital
  
  
• We can also offer advice to your GP if you have very low weight anorexia but are not in contact with specialist services

For professionals, who do we see?

ANITT provides a service to 2 groups of patients with a primary diagnosis of Anorexia Nervosa.

• The Intensive Treatment Program is designed for patients with complex needs who are unable to be supported sufficiently by standard outpatient care. Entry to this program requires very low weight (BMI less than 15) and / or rapidly falling weight. Most patients who are accepted onto the intensive treatment program would stay with ANITT for a year, at which point, further treatment options would be reviewed
  
  
• Patients with a primary diagnosis of anorexia nervosa who are about to be discharged from inpatient treatment (either from a medical or psychiatric ward). ANITT will consult with the inpatient facility and, if appropriate, participate in discharge planning. Patients will be supported through the difficult transition from inpatient to outpatient care and will be allocated a keyworker who will discuss initial treatment goals and carry out a thorough assessment. Following this assessment, patients will either be offered intensive treatment with ANITT, or referred to standard outpatient therapy.
  

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