Written questions

Eating Disorders: Mental Health Services

Commons · Question 327 · Tabled 13 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 15 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Marsha De Cordova

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support early identification and intervention for eating disorders in adults within primary care and community mental health services.

Answer

Answered by Preet Kaur Gill, 15 Jun 2026

NHS England is supporting earlier identification and intervention for adults with eating disorders by embedding timely, community-based treatment within the national service model. Alongside this, provider collaboratives are redesigning pathways to move a...