North London Eating Disorders Support Group
I
co-ordinate a self help and support group for men and women aged 18+ who are affected with eating disorders of any kind.
You do not have to be in treatment to come.
This
group is part of the b-eat (formerly EDA) Self Help Network (SHN).
The
group is run by three group facilitators, Fenella Lemonsky, Laura Farleigh and Karen Hamilton. We are all registered
with Beat.
Fenella
is a recovered bulimic/compulsive-overeater and a mental health service user
rep in Barnet, with Barnet Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust and an Expert by Experience working with the Eating Disorder
Steering Group/Research Group at the London
Development Centre for Mental Health and The North London Hub of the Mental Health Research Network at Imperial College, London..
Laura is a fully qualified and registered art and integrative psychotherapist with many years of experience working with eating
disorders and self harm in groups and individually both in the NHS and private sector. Karen is a registered psychiatric
nurse/senior practitioner in the NHS and a psychodynamic psychotherapy trainee.
The
group has been running since April 2003. We are all registered with b-eat. We have been vetted and follow strict guidelines
re groups and their code of conduct, ethics and responsibilities. However the main rule we follow is CONFIDENTIALITY. What
you share with us stays with us. We ask you to respect this as you may bump into another group member in the local high street!
We
receive regular training and supervision for our work. We receive supervision from a psychologist who works with the internationally
accredited specialist eating disorder team at the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust.
The
groups runs from 10.30 to 11.45 on the FIRST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH
At
Avenue House,, East End Road Finchley N3. We start
with tea/coffee from 10.15 and there is a book collection you can browse through as well as other pieces of literature available
to take away.
There
is no admission charge however we do appreciate donations, entirely at your discretion. Suggested amounts are £6 or more for
those in employment or £3 for those not currently working. This would cover the refreshment costs as a minimum. A receipt
is available for those who want one. Donations cover the costs of conferences and training that we need as well as funding
extra resources for the group.
We
ask kindly that:
during
group you switch your mobile phone off to avoid disturbance but if you need to keep it on then do just say
alcohol
is not brought in to the group to follow suit with other support groups in Barnet and the rules of the Building
you
arrive on time as we cannot allow late admission however do tell us if you think you are going to be late.
Enquiries
about the group please email northlondongroup@aol.com
Please note that this email address is not for advice but for information about the group only.
Eating Disorders Information: b-eat
1st
Floor Wensum House, 103 Prince of Wales Road, Norfolk,
Norwich. NR3 1RE. 01603 619090 . HELPLINE: 01603 621414
Quarterly
superb newsletter, support, resource information, training, workshops. Free bumper info pack to new members. Free membership
to those in extreme hardship or inexpensive, well worth it!
Contact Rachel Hogg, SHN Co ordinator on
extension 236.
Chief
exec is Susan Ringwood. Email: r.hogg@b-eat.co.uk
http://www.edauk.com
http://www.b-eat.co.uk
Mental
Health Information:
In
Barnet:
Mind
in Barnet, Schoolway, N12. 020 8343-5700, counselling, advocacy service, day centres, groups, drop in service. Phone for your
free guide to mental health in Barnet.
Barnet
Voice for Mental Health: Service User support and representation in Barnet. Free newsletter (UPDATE), forum meetings every
month, support groups, outreach on wards and in community and day hospitals. Phone/fax 020-8371-9678. email: elsie@bvmh.co.uk Contact : Elsie Lyons, co-ordinator.
In
Barnet, Haringey and Enfield: EATING DISORDERS SERVICE
The
St Ann's Eating Disorder Service provides a comprehensive
service for people suffering from an eating disorder. It has a 14-bedded inpatient unit (the Phoenix Wing), self-contained rehabilitation beds (Acacia House), and provides a wide range of outpatient care, including
a Community Liaison Service.
The
service currently offers treatment to six Health Authorities with a catchment area of five and a half million people across
North East London and surrounding counties.
The
unit undertakes an active programme of research.
The
Phoenix Wing, St Ann's Hospital, St Ann's
Road, London N15 3TH
Telephone
Number: 020 8442 6387 Fax Number: 020 8442 6192
Consultant
Psychiatrists: Dr Eric Johnson-Sabine, Dr Lorna Richards
Service
Manager: Fiona McKeown
www.beh-mht.nhs.uk
Mind
in Haringey
73c
Stapleton Hall Road
N4
3QF 020 8340-2474
NICE
(National Institute for Clinical Excellence) GUIDELINES ON EATING DISORDERS: can be
found on http://www.nice.org.uk or from b-eat.
You
can also get the guidance booklet from me for 75 pence to cover postage in readable
form. It explains what you can expect from treatment settings in primary care and in hospital as an out patient or in patient
for all types of eating disorders and various “jargon” is explained with a good glossary at the back. It also
explains what types of treatments are recommended and should be on offer for you in your area.
Other
useful websites
http://www.webmd.com
Terrific
information, support as well as training....BorderlineUK run by service users for service users. Good online support
groups for service users, parents with BPD, and carers looking after someone with BPD.
http://www.borderlineuk.co.uk
Premenstrual syndrome http://www.pms.org.uk
MIND http://www.mind.org.uk/
Depression Alliance http://www.depressionalliance.org/
General medical information http://www.netdoctor.co.uk
