NHS eating disorder services ‘failing to hit waiting time targets for children’
by Jane Kirby
Feb 29, 2024
3 minutes
NHS eating disorder services are failing to hit key waiting times targets for children and teenagers, new analysis shows.
Experts from the Royal College of Psychiatrists warned that children are falling through the gaps and becoming much more unwell while they wait for treatment.
Delays to getting help are causing children with eating disorders “physical and mental harm”, while services are not always set up properly to manage their needs, the college said.
It argued that psychiatrists were able to identify many of the root causes of eating disorders, including neurodevelopmental conditions such as autism
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