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Beat is urging caution in response to recently published research into food labelling and calorie consumption.
We’ve announced the keynote speakers for 2020’s Eating Disorders International Conference! Will you be joining us in Glasgow on 18 and 19 March?
Most political parties have now published their manifestos, setting out their priorities, including for the NHS and mental health.
New research published in the online journal BMJ Open this week indicates that the annual number of new cases of anorexia nervosa among eight- to twelve-year-olds in the UK and Ireland is around double that of a previous estimate in 2006.
Outpatient treatment for eating disorders, including intensive day or home-based treatment, could significantly reduce costs to the NHS and still be as effective as inpatient treatment .
An ambitious four week waiting time target for eating disorder treatment across child and adult services has been proposed by the Welsh Government.
The NHS in England has this summer pledged a major boost to the funding of children and young people’s eating disorder services.
More young sufferers and their families will benefit from Beat’s vital support as the UK’s eating disorder charity has been awarded more than £1 million in National Lottery funding.
Beat welcomes the publication by NHS England of its first ever guidance setting out what patients and carers should be able to expect from adult eating disorder services.
The Welsh Government wants to hear your views on their draft ‘Together for Mental Health delivery plan 2019 – 2022’. Members of the public, service users, carers and organisations can submit their feedback online by 30 August 2019.
The Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network (SIGN) has started the process of writing new best practice guidance for clinicians treating people with eating disorders in Scotland.