By Rachel Matthews, Hospital Manager, Newbridge House Body image is defined as the perception a person has about their own body and the thoughts and feelings arising from that perception. Body image issues are very common, manifesting in different ways: for example, a person may be under-weight but believes they are fat. Very commonly, people […]
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How did you feel about leaving Newbridge? I could not wait to go back home. I was perhaps a bit unusual in that although I was very poorly when I was admitted, being at Newbridge was like flicking a switch. I did everything that I needed to do to work towards discharge as soon as […]
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By Kay Gittins, Family Therapist, Newbridge House Towards the end of eating disorders treatment programmes, there is a focus on recovery and how to protect against an eating disorders relapse. The framework for this is often individual: how do I recognise the signs of a possible relapse? What are the possible triggers for me and […]
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An inspirational redesign and transformation of the garden space at Newbridge House will commence this summer. The themes and concepts for the garden design came from the young people at Newbridge themselves, creating a legacy from present to future patients. The project is the result of a collaboration between the James Brindley School, who provide […]
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Newbridge House Medical Director Dr Tony Winston has been interviewed by the British Medical Journal about the relationship between diabetes and eating disorders. Dr Winston, who is also Medical Director for Schoen Clinic UK (mental health), set up the country’s first clinic in 2011 for people who have diabetes and an eating disorder. In an […]
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Four speakers from Newbridge House will deliver presentations at a prestigious international eating disorders conference this week. The 14th London Eating Disorders Conference is taking place from March 20 to 22 at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre, featuring speakers from all over the world. The theme for this year’s conference is: putting patient and carer […]
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Young people took part in a wide-ranging, imaginative Winter Celebration and raised money for the eating disorders charity, Beat. This year’s Winter Celebration included young people devising and acting in famous roles from literature, many musical performances and Christmas songs in sign language. There were also factual presentations, for example, with the key stage three […]
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An audit of meal preparation and social eating sessions at Newbridge has shown a consistent improvement for participants. The Newbridge occupational therapy (OT) team run a range of sessions to support meal preparation and social eating. Using a graded approach, young people begin by preparing simple meals, then progress to main meals (according to age […]
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Newbridge staff gathered for an evening of celebration to mark the tenth year of the service and the achievement of an outstanding rating for the second time. Earlier this month, Newbridge House achieved a rare second outstanding rating from the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and regulates all health providers. Only four per cent of […]
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We have been rated outstanding for the second time following an inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in June this year. Newbridge House was already one of a very small number of services rated as outstanding, received an outstanding rating in 2016. Only 2.7 per cent of mental health services inspected by the CQC […]
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