Children and young people with eating disorders are failing to be treated within target clinical timeframes in every region of England, CYP Now analysis of NHS data has revealed. The delays have been fuelled by an increase in demand for services during the pandemic, with the NHS treating a record number of young people for eating disorders last year. However, the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych) predicted the rise in 2020 and say the government should have done more to tackle it.
“It's simply not acceptable that waiting times have increased when we are seeing record levels of referrals for children and young people,” says Dr Agnes Ayton, chair of the RCPsych's eating disorder faculty.
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