National Specification for the Care and Treatment of Eating Disorders in Scotland - Consultation Analysis Report

List of abbreviations

ARFID: Avoidant / Restrictive Food Intake Disorder

AHP: Allied Health Professional

BED: Binge Eating Disorder

BMI: Body Mass Index

CAMHS: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services

CMHT: Community Mental Health Teams

CPNs: Community psychiatric nurses

EDE-Q: Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire

GP: General Practitioner

MEED guidance: Medical Emergencies in Eating Disorders guidance produced by the Royal College of Psychiatrists

MDT: Multidisciplinary Team

NES: NHS Education for Scotland

NG Tubes: A nasogastric tube (NG tube) is a thin, flexible plastic tube that is used for temporary medical purposes.

NHS: National Health Service

NICE guidance: recommendations for the health and social care sector produced by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

OCD: Obsessive-compulsive disorder

OSFED: Other Specific Feeding and Eating Disorders

PEACE Pathway: Pathway for Eating disorders and Autism developed from Clinical Experience

PTSD: Post-traumatic stress disorder

QNIC / QNCC: Quality network for inpatient CAMHS / Quality network for community CAMHS

SALTs: Speech and Language Therapists

SIGN guidance: clinical guidelines produced by the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network