Brown Richard, Murphy-Morgan Claire, Downs James, Branley-Bell Dawn
Department of Psychology, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Peer Researcher and Expert by Experience, Cardiff, UK.
J Eat Disord. 2025 Mar 27;13(1):54. doi: 10.1186/s40337-025-01224-y.
There are growing calls for a comprehensive, evidence-based national eating disorder (ED) strategy for England. This is due to the rising prevalence of EDs, the lack of national guidance around different ED presentations (and potentially varying treatment needs), ad hoc data collection, and inconsistencies in both care and evaluation of service provision quality. Furthermore, the shift towards remote delivery of care during the COVID-19 pandemic underscores the need for government strategy to include specific guidance on remote delivery of ED services. The increased use of remote healthcare presents an opportunity to mitigate regional disparities in the provision of care. However, there are distinct challenges when delivering ED services remotely. In this position paper, we firstly highlight the growing need for a comprehensive national ED strategy to combat the rising prevalence and harm of EDs. Secondly, we specify the importance of ensuring that future governmental strategy incorporates evidence-based guidelines specific to remote delivery of ED services. This is crucial for promoting consistent provision of ED care. We set out the lack of comprehensive national data, and the need for further research into remote service delivery.
对于为英格兰制定一项全面、基于证据的国家饮食失调（ED）策略的呼声日益高涨。这是由于饮食失调的患病率不断上升、缺乏针对不同饮食失调表现（以及潜在的不同治疗需求）的国家指导、临时数据收集，以及护理和服务提供质量评估方面的不一致。此外，在新冠疫情期间向远程护理的转变凸显了政府战略需要纳入关于远程提供饮食失调服务的具体指导。远程医疗保健使用的增加为缓解护理提供方面的地区差异提供了机会。然而，远程提供饮食失调服务存在明显挑战。在本立场文件中，我们首先强调制定一项全面的国家饮食失调策略以应对饮食失调患病率上升和危害的迫切需求。其次，我们明确确保未来政府战略纳入针对远程提供饮食失调服务的循证指南的重要性。这对于促进饮食失调护理的一致提供至关重要。我们阐述了缺乏全面的国家数据，以及对远程服务提供进行进一步研究的必要性。
