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Ignoring the Alarms: How NHS Eating Disorder Services Are Failing Patients.

Ignoring the Alarms: How NHS Eating Disorder Services Are Failing Patients. London, UK: Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman; 2017. ISBN: 9781528601344.

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March 28, 2018
London, UK: Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman; 2017. ISBN: 9781528601344.

Patients with mental health conditions face particular safety challenges. This report describes incidents involving patients with eating disorders who experienced harm while receiving care in National Health Service organizations. Factors that contributed to the failures included poor care coordination, premature discharge, and lack of monitoring. The report discusses gaps in the investigations of these patient deaths and outlines areas of improvement.

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Ignoring the Alarms: How NHS Eating Disorder Services Are Failing Patients. London, UK: Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman; 2017. ISBN: 9781528601344.