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General practitioners (GPs)

As a GP, you may be the first health professional that a person with an eating disorder (or family member) will come to. GPs have an ongoing role in treatment of an eating disorder.

Information for GPs on eating disorders, assessment and referral processes is available on:

• HealthPathways Hunter New England
• Health Professionals provides useful resources for GPs
• NEDC eLearning for GPs
• Join the Butterfly referral database or Join the InsideOut treatment services database

Private practitioners

People with or at risk of an eating disorder will often be treated by private practitioners, including psychologists, psychiatrists, dietitians and other counsellors. Information, resources, and training opportunities to support private practitioners are available from:

• InsideOut Institute
• National Eating Disorders Collaboration
• Australia & New Zealand Academy for Eating Disorders
• NEDC eLearning provides eLearning for Mental Health Professionals

For information about the ANZAED Eating Disorder Credential and treatment provider databases, see:

• Australia & New Zealand Academy for Eating Disorders
• Join the Butterfly referral database or Join the InsideOut treatment services database

Schools

School staff are in an ideal position to assist in eating disorders prevention. They can also identify and respond when a student is experiencing an eating disorder. Useful information for school staff is available from:

• Resources for education professionals
• Supporting a student with an eating disorder at school
• EducatED - tools for school staff

HNE Health staff

Please see the Eating Disorders page on the HNE LHD intranet.