HSJ Health Check

Why the eating disorder care crisis is risking lives


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Eating disorder services in the NHS are at crisis point, with lockdown making an already pressurised situation even worse.

With both adults’ and children’s admissions rocketing, the number of specialist beds has not kept pace, leaving patients stranded without the care they need on general medical wards.

This week we are joined by two experts in this field who warn unless leaders and managers treat this area as a priority, lives will be at risk.

They argue for ringfenced funding, investment in workforce and proper targets for both adult and child services.

Featuring Annabelle Collins, Rebecca Thomas, Dr Agnes Ayton and Dr Ashish Kumar from the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

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