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fromwww.theguardian.com
5 hours ago

Adults in England with eating disorders wait up to 700 days for treatment, report finds

The audit, commissioned by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership and funded by NHS England, found there were more community teams to support children than there were for adults. On average, adults with eating disorders had to wait twice as long as children for an assessment, and more than 10 times as long for treatment, the report found. The eating disorder charity Beat said the growing disparity between child and adult services was particularly worrying.
Mental health
Mental health
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

I realise now that my view on mental health overdiagnosis was divisive. We all need better evidence | Wes Streeting

Mental health problems have surged while services, consensus on causes, and assessment capacity have not kept pace, producing long waits and serious personal harm.
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