Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of mental health treatment available to people aged over 25 who have been diagnosed with an eating disorder.

NHS England has commissioned the NHS Benchmarking Network to undertake a data collection exercise in 2017/19 looking at both inpatient and community based provision for adult eating disorder services. This exercise will assess levels of investment and access. It will also consider the profile and skill mix of the supporting workforce.

NHS England has also commissioned the National Collaborating Centre for mental health to develop implementation guidance for an adult eating disorders pathway, building on the recent National Institute for Health and Care Excellence Guideline published in May 2017 for the recognition and treatment of adult eating disorders. It is intended that this work will be published in spring 2018.