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Eating Disorders: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on waiting lists for treatment for eating disorders.

answeredSarah GreenDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
25 Feb 2025
Target answer date
27 Feb 2025
Answer
11 Mar 2025 · 14 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 25 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on waiting lists for treatment for eating disorders.

  2. 27 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 11 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    Between October 2024 to December 2024, 80.8%, or 350 out of 433, of urgent referrals to Children and Young People’s Eating Disorders services were seen within one week, and 81.9%, or 2,064 out of 2,521, of routine referrals were seen within four weeks. Da...

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