PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Eating Disorders: Mental Health Services (19 July 2021)

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that there is sufficient psychological support within non-specialised clinical settings for young people experiencing severe eating disorders unable to access a Tier 4 bed.

Asked by:
Karin Smyth (Labour)

We are enhancing capacity in community eating disorder services to improve urgent response and the delivery of intensive home treatment. Community eating disorder teams for children and young people are resourced to support early identification and access to treatment as soon as an eating disorder is suspected. These teams are working with schools, colleges and primary care to support improved awareness and access to expert advice and treatment.

Answered by:
Ms Nadine Dorries (Conservative)
28 July 2021