Eating Disorders: Children and Young People

(asked on 9th October 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what performance data her department holds for Children and Young People with an Eating Disorder services covering the years 2023/24, 2024/25, 2025/26 in respect of (a) the total number of referrals per month; (b) the total number of patients on the waiting list per month; (c) the average waiting time from referral to assessment appointment; (d) the average waiting time between assessment appointment and initiation of treatment.


Answered by
Alison McGovern Portrait
Alison McGovern
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
This question was answered on 5th November 2026

The requested information is not held in the format requested.

For Early Intervention in Psychosis services, NHS England publishes rolling quarterly data as part of the Mental Health Services Monthly Statistics, available at the following link:

https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/mental-health-services-monthly-statistics

For NHS Talking Therapies for anxiety and depression, NHS England publishes monthly statistics and annual data, which are available via the following link:

https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/nhs-talking-therapies-monthly-statistics-including-employment-advisors

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