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The Eating Disorders Service based at the Royal Free hospital in London was established in the 1960s by Professor Gerald russell and is known as the russell Unit. Over the past 8 years it has developed a community-based service for a part of North West London currently comprising some 800000 people.
Conditions treated are anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder and atypical eating disorders. The team includes personnel from the following professions: Nursing, psychiatry, psychology, family therapy, dietetics, art therapy and massage therapy in addition to administrative staff, a service manager and a clinical lead consultant. The team receives 250-300 referrals per year and provides outpatient, day patient, outreach and liaison.