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Clinical Commissioning Groups in England increased their spending on children and young people’s community eating disorder services by just £1.1m in 2019/20, despite having received an extra £11 million in funding for these services, a new report has found.

The Government has announced new plans to support those living with obesity to lose weight. This announcement follows the Government’s obesity strategy “tackling obesity”, which was launched in July 2020.

Beat recommends that individuals suffering from an eating disorder should be considered a priority for the COVID-19 vaccine.

Beat are pleased to report that this week in the House of Lords a number of questions were raised about support for people with eating disorders.

Beat has responded to the 2019 Health Survey for England, which found that 16% of adults aged 16 and over screened positive for a possible eating disorder.

As we adjust to increased restrictions again, Beat continues to respond to the coronavirus crisis and its impact on people with eating disorders.

Beat has received a grant from the Welsh Government to continue its work with people in Wales.