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Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intaker Disorder: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department have made of potential (a) savings to the NHS and (b) improved or increased quality of life for patients from the early diagnosing of people with Avoidant/Restrictive

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
3 Nov 2025
Target answer date
5 Nov 2025
Answer
17 Nov 2025 · 14 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 3 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department have made of potential (a) savings to the NHS and (b) improved or increased quality of life for patients from the early diagnosing of people with Avoidant/Restrictive

  2. 5 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 17 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    NHS England has not made a specific assessment of the potential savings to the National Health Service or the improvements in quality of life arising from the early diagnosis of Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID). However, early identificat...

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