Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will set out the eating disorder services are available to adults in Battersea and the NHS South West London Integrated Care Board area.

The South West London Integrated Care Board commissions adult eating disorder services for the Battersea and wider South West London population through the South London Partnership, which brings together the Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, and the South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust to deliver a coordinated model of care.

The service includes inpatient, day patient, intensive outpatient, and outpatient provision.

Inpatient care is provided across two wards for the South London population, including 18 allocated beds, nine of which are at Springfield University Hospital’s Avalon Ward in Wandsworth. These services support adults with the most severe and complex eating disorders and are delivered by a multidisciplinary team.

For those requiring intensive support without admission, the Eating Disorders Day Unit at Springfield University Hospital provides a structured weekday programme combining therapeutic eating, psychological therapies, and rehabilitation as an alternative to inpatient care.

Community and outpatient services support early intervention, treatment, and recovery, including the Eating Disorders Outpatient Service, alongside enhanced outreach through the Enhanced Treatment Team and early intervention via the First Episode Rapid Early Intervention for Eating Disorders pathway.