Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Community Eating Disorder Service
Our service
We offer a high standard of person-centred treatment utilising a number of psychological models.
We focus on recovery from eating disorders from an emotional and physical perspective and aim to help people to improve their quality of life. T he team consists of an array of professionals who provide a holistic multi-disciplinary approach. Areas of the service are outlined below.
Assessments
Your initial appointment with the team will be an opportunity for you to tell us about the challenges you are facing in relation to your eating and about yourself. Assessments typically take around 60 minutes and are usually face to face. After the assessment, we will discuss your case as a team and then with you. This could include whether as a service, we are the most appropriate team to support you at this time. From here, a treatment plan will be agreed.
We also offer FREED assessments. FREED (First Episode Rapid Early Intervention for Eating Disorders) is an innovative, evidence-based service designed to provide timely support and treatment for individuals who have developed an eating disorder within the past three years.
This early intervention model can make a significant difference, helping individuals start their journey to recovery sooner, with better and lasting outcomes.
It is designed for young adults (typically aged 16-25) who have experienced an eating disorder for less than three years. If you or someone you care about is in the early stages of an eating disorder, this programme can be a vital step towards recovery before behaviours become deeply established.
Click here for more details about FREED .
Health assessments
In some cases, we offer health assessments to identify specific physical risks that can come with having an eating disorder. Recommendations will be made at the time of assessment and regularly reviewed by clinicians within an MDT, taking patient centred factors into account. It is not considered a treatment pathway and therefore happens alongside treatment.
You may not require health assessments during your time with our service or these may be offered by your GP surgery.
Psychological therapies
We offer all NICE recommended psychological treatments for adults with eating disorders. Most individuals are offered group treatment, provided in a hybrid, face to face or virtual format.
Treatment
For anorexia nervosa offer MANTRA (The Maudsley Model of Treatment for Adults with Anorexia) in a group format.
For bulimia nervosa, OSFED binge eating disorder we offer a cognitive behaviour therapy based group. We also offer family therapy for individual family groups and three day eating disorder focused family work. Other therapies and dietetic input are considered according to an individual’s needs.