To refer you and someone you know to our team please call 020 8215 5270 or you can email elt-tr.ELCEDS-CYP@nhs.net.
East London Community Eating Disorders Service For Children and Young people
The East London Community Eating Disorders Service For Children and Young People (EL-CEDS-CYP) is a specialist service for young people up to 18 who live in Newham, Tower Hamlets and City & Hackney and have an eating disorder.
The CEDS multi-disciplinary team includes
- Dietitian: Offers advice about food choices and lifestyle
- Psychiatrists: Senior doctors who have overall responsibility for your care
- Psychologists: We have Clinical Psychologist and Assistant Psychologists to help you make sense of your difficulties and develop positive skills
- Family Therapists: Offers your family a supportive space to talk about their experience Paediatrician: A doctor who specialises in the health and well-being of young people
- Support Workers: Provide interventions that help young people to achieve safe nutritional and hydration intake Nurses:
- Paediatric nurses and mental health nurses who will support mental and physical health recovery
- Administrative Team: A team that assists in maintaining a safe environment for clients and visitors and provides essential support to the team.
Tailored Support
If we are aware of another team or a different service that can help you more we will talk to you about this. We also have an intensive programme for those of higher risk to support keeping young people at home this is known as EDIP (eating disorder Intensive Pathway).
Address
Emmanuel Miller Centre (Upper floor)
11 Gill Street
London
E14 8HQ
United Kingdom
Opening hours
We are open from 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday (Closed on public holidays)
Email address
Telephone number
020 8215 5270
If we are the right service for you, you will be offered an appointment within 15 days of us receiving your referral.
We will meet with you to talk about your current difficulties and decide on the best way to support you and your family.
If you are offered treatment this will be personalised to your individual needs. The support we offer includes individual talking therapy, family therapy, nursing/medical reviews, advice on meals & nutrition and groups where you can learn skills to cope.