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Our follow up programme is unique.
We offer to readmit all patients who have completed
a programme free of charge for the weekend, should their
weight drop a little and they are unable to restore it
at home. If a child drops 1kg below target weight we allow
them one week to gain at least half of the lost weight.
If they succeed they can have a further week to get back
to their target weight.
If they do not start to gain the weight at home, we readmit
them after school on Friday and keep them until Sunday
evening. We will continue to offer this free support for
as long as you want to keep driving them back to us.
Fortunately, most of our patients go home and keep their
weight up without needing readmission. Those who do usually
only come back for one or two weekends before realising
that it is better to stay at home with their friends and
family.
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offer this weekend support scheme because we recognise
that eating disorders are often chronic. We keep
our admissions very short and try to return our
patients home two weeks after they reach their target
weight. We know that many of the children we discharge
still need therapy, but we think they will make
a quicker recovery at home. |
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