Eating Disorders: LGBTQ+ People
(asked on 6th July 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has he made of (a) trends in the level of eating disorders in the LGBT+ community and (b) the availability of specialised treatment services for that condition in that community.
This question was answered on 14th July 2022
No specific assessment has been made. While there are no specialised eating disorder services specifically targeted towards the LGBT+ community, all support provided to patients would be based on clinical need, taking any protected characteristics into account.