{"id":33,"date":"2024-03-19T09:06:56","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T09:06:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/mhd\/?page_id=33"},"modified":"2026-11-03T12:19:21","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T12:19:21","slug":"step-care-hospital-at-home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/nutrition-dietetics\/mental-health\/step-care-hospital-at-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Step Care Hospital at Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are the Step Care Hospital at Home Adult Eating Disorders virtual service.<\/p>\n<h2>About us<\/h2>\n<p>Step Care is a specialist service for adults with eating disorders who need extra support with their recovery.<\/p>\n<p>This is an online service. You can join appointments from home using a phone, tablet or computer. You do not need to travel to a clinic or hospital.<\/p>\n<p>The service works closely with local eating disorder teams and hospitals to make sure people get the right care and support when they need it.<\/p>\n<h2>What we do<\/h2>\n<p>Support may include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>One-to-one appointments<\/li>\n<li>Support with meals and eating<\/li>\n<li>Help with food shopping<\/li>\n<li>Emotional wellbeing support<\/li>\n<li>Support for families and carers<\/li>\n<li>Online group sessions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The team includes nurses, psychologists, dietitians, therapists and other healthcare professionals who work together to support both physical and mental health.<\/p>\n<h2>Who we help<\/h2>\n<p>Step Care is for adults aged 18 and over who have been referred to the service and need specialist eating disorder support.<\/p>\n<p>People using the service need to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Want to take part in treatment<\/li>\n<li>Be able to eat and drink by mouth<\/li>\n<li>Be able to stay safe while living in the community<\/li>\n<li>Attend regular physical health checks, such as weight and blood pressure monitoring<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How we work<\/h2>\n<p>All appointments are provided online through video calls.<\/p>\n<p>The service is open Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm (excluding bank holidays).<\/p>\n<p>There are three service pathways available for patients. The leaflets below provide further details:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/leaflets\/title\/aed-step-care-staying-well-pathway\/\">Staying Well Pathway<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/leaflets\/title\/aed-step-care-starting-well-pathway\/\">Starting Well Pathway<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/leaflets\/title\/aed-step-care-working-towards-recovery-pathway\/\">Working Towards Recovery Pathway<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Where we work<\/h2>\n<p>Within Oxford Health, we work across a range of services including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Working age (18 \u2013 65yrs) mental health (inpatients)<\/li>\n<li>Older adult mental health (inpatients)<\/li>\n<li>Forensic services (for people with a mental disorder who are undergoing legal or court proceedings)<\/li>\n<li>Eating Disorders services<\/li>\n<li>Children and Young people (CYPS)\/Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHS) services<\/li>\n<li>Food services (working to improve catering and menu planning across the Trust)<\/li>\n<li>Hospital at Home services for CAMHS and adults with an eating disorder<\/li>\n<li>Keystone mental health hubs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Get in touch<\/h2>\n<p>The Step Care team welcome any questions that you have about the service.<\/p>\n<p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:AEDStepCare@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\">AEDStepCare@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Referrals<\/h2>\n<p>Referrals are made via the HOPE Single Point of Access.<\/p>\n<p>Email:\u00a0 <a href=\"mailto:hopespa@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\">hopespa@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Note that referrals can only be made by a patient\u2019s Adult Community Eating Disorder Service (ACEDS) professional.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/service_description\/step-care\/\">Step Care specialised adult eating disorder service<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are the Step Care Hospital at Home Adult Eating Disorders virtual service. 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