Eating Disorders: Mental Health Services
Commons · Question 67355 · Tabled 14 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 28 Aug 2025
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people are currently being treated in hospital for (a) anorexia and (b) other eating disorders.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 28 Aug 2025
It is not possible to identify the number of people currently in receipt of hospital treatment for eating disorders such as anorexia, as hospital episode statistics data is collected several weeks in arrears.