Eating Disorder Bulletin

June 2025

This months bulletin covers a general overview of eating disorder research, along with specific evidence relating to:

-Anorexia Nervosa

-Binge Eating

-ARFID (avoidant restrictive food intake disorder)

-Co-morbidities

-Child/adolescent eating disorder research

Some articles are freely accessible. Others require an Open Athens account to access. Please get in touch with the library; academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk for support accessing full texts.

Learning Disabilities and Autism

Framework for commissioner oversight visits to inpatients

Source: The King’s Fund – Health Management and Policy Alert

The NHS long-term plan made a commitment to making sure that people with a learning disability and/or people with autism are safe and are getting high-quality inpatient care. The guidance (accessible below) for commissioners and case managers aims to support the implementation of best practice in relation to commissioner oversight visits. This includes the minimum expectations for visits during the coronavirus pandemic.

For more information click here.

NHS

Digital Playbooks

Source: KnowledgeShare Evidence Updates

The digital playbooks have been developed to support clinical teams to reimagine and redesign care pathways by showcasing tried and tested technologies to solve real-world problems. Explore the digital playbooks to find out about challenges faced by people working in different NHS organisations and discover their solutions and best practice. To access click here.

Playbooks are currently available for:

  • Cardiology
  • Respiratory
  • Dermatology
  • Musculoskeletal
  • Eye care