Asked by: Burnett, Alexander (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party - Aberdeenshire West)
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what pathways of support and treatment are available to eating disorder patients who may require non-standardised care.
Answered by Todd, Maree - Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport
We are committed to supporting people to access the right care at the right time and having support in place to respond to the whole person needs of those who suffer from an eating disorder. That is why in 2023-24 we allocated £55.5 million to Health Boards to improve the quality and delivery of mental health and psychological services for all, including eating disorder services.
The Scottish Government has recently developed a draft National Specification for the Care and Treatment of Eating Disorders in Scotland which will be finalised later this year. It clearly outlines that we would expect services to have specialist pathways and work jointly with other services to care for anyone with co-occurring considerations such as neurodiversity, pregnancy, diabetes etc.
The vast majority of people with eating disorders will be treated in the community, with support provided by primary care or community mental health teams, and with support links to specialist hospital or voluntary sector care where appropriate.
We have also provided Beat, the UK’s largest Eating Disorder charity, with over £600,000 to provide a range of support services for those impacted by an eating disorder.
Asked by: Navendu Mishra (Labour - Stockport)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps she has taken to help reduce waiting times for child and adolescent mental health services in Stockport constituency.
Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)
We want to ensure that children and young people get the mental health support they need, including in the Stockport constituency, and overall spending on mental health has increased by more than £4.7 billion in cash terms since 2018/19. This has enabled an expansion of child and young people's mental health services. As of January 2024, the latest data from NHS Digital shows there were 758,485 children and young people aged under 18 years old, supported through National Health Service funded mental health services with at least one contact.
We have introduced two waiting-time standards for children and young people. The first is for 95% of children, up to 19 years old, with eating disorders to receive treatment within one week for urgent cases, and four weeks for routine cases. The second is for 50% of patients of all ages experiencing a first episode of psychosis to receive treatment within two weeks of referral.
NHS England is developing a new waiting time measure for children and their families and carers to start to receive community-based mental health care within four weeks from referral. NHS England began publishing this new data in 2023 to improve transparency and drive local accountability.
Mentions:
1: Caroline Nokes (Con - Romsey and Southampton North) problematic in the case of a wide range of services, not least for those suffering from body dysmorphia or eating - Speech Link
2: Marsha De Cordova (Lab - Battersea) the number of patients with mental health challenges, such as depression, anxiety, autism, self-harm, eating - Speech Link
Asked by: Gen Kitchen (Labour - Wellingborough)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support she is providing for young people with eating disorders in Wellingborough constituency.
Answered by Andrea Leadsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
Since 2016, investment in children and young people's community eating disorder services has risen every year, with an extra £54 million per year as of 2023/24. This extra funding continues to enhance the capacity of community eating disorder teams across the country.
NHS England continues to work with system leaders and regions, including Wellingborough, and asks that areas prioritise service delivery and investment to meet the needs of these vulnerable young people, to help ensure funding flows to these services as intended. To support this, NHS England is refreshing guidance on children and young people's eating disorders, including increasing the focus on early identification and intervention.
Apr. 12 2024
Source Page: Non-technical summaries granted in 2024Found: have pain to multiple joints including the temporomandibular joint with consequent problems in eating
Overturn the law regarding calorie information on menus
- 38 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 430 - 3 added in the past 24hrs)
I can’t eat out, at restaurants, cafes or even meal deals. Why? Because nine months into my recovery from anorexia I am STILL plagued by calories on everything. I am asking for the law on calorie counts to be re-assessed.
Found: Studies show that admissions for eating disorders are only increasing.
Apr. 09 2024
Source Page: Employing disabled people: Disability Confident and CIPD manager’s guideFound: is an umbrella term used to describe a range of conditions including depression, anxiety, stress, eating
Apr. 09 2024
Source Page: Employing disabled people: Disability Confident and CIPD manager’s guideFound: is an umbrella term used to describe a range of conditions including depression, anxiety, stress, eating
Apr. 08 2024
Source Page: Women in the immigration removal estateFound: Healthcare and catering staff must work together to ensure that the needs of detained women with eating
Apr. 08 2024
Source Page: Women in the immigration removal estateFound: Healthcare and catering staff must work together to ensure that the needs of detained women with eating