Anorexia nervosa has a high mortality rate and is often treated in the inpatient setting, where close monitoring and medical support are available. Consistent with objective biomedical benchmarks, conventional inpatient treatment is often focussed on weight gain. Consumers report that clinicians provide care focussed on weight and physical restoration without adequate consideration of their full spectrum of needs. The aim of this study was to explore consumers' perspectives of the biomedical focus on weight gain in the inpatient care of anorexia nervosa. This study employed a qualitative approach, involving semistructured interviews, and participants were recruited from relevant social media communities. This study was ethically approved by a university ethics committee and the COREQ checklist ensured ethical reporting. Ten women participated in interviews. Participants reported that the biomedical imperative of weight gain is focussed on at the exclusion of other relevant determi
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The Leapfrog Group has elected three new members to its board of directors: Janet Lucas-Taylor, Susan Sheridan, and Karen van Caulil, PhD. They will help the
said, the governance over mortality reporting at the trust is inadequate, while the published version read, the trust has strong governance in its approach to inpatients. however, it did say the controls over mortality reporting at the trust require improvement and the governance and accountability need to be clarified and reinforced. a reference to a lack of transparency around the reporting of deaths was removed, as was a section saying the trust had a culture of fear. i think it s despicable. i think it s a real betrayal of their bereaved relatives, of their service users, their carers, their staff. i m not surprised, because we ve seen year after year poor governance and this sort of cover up culture where nobody accepts any responsibility for their actions. and that has to change. hi, rob. nice to meet you. reports changing between their first