Eating disorder patients' lives at risk due to long waits for NHS treatment
Overstretched specialists forced to prioritise anorexia patients while delays of up to three years mean those untreated become more seriously ill
The lives of people seriously ill with eating disorders are being put at risk because they have to wait up to three years for NHS treatment.
Experts warn that specialist services are struggling to cope with a growing caseload and are so overstretched they have to prioritise patients with anorexia, because they are at greatest risk, ahead of those with bulimia – even though their condition is seriously affecting their lives.
Being on a waiting list is pretty toxic … Anorexics lose more weight; bulimics can binge and vomit more frequently. Guardian
Overstretched specialists forced to prioritise anorexia patients while delays of up to three years mean those untreated become more seriously ill
The lives of people seriously ill with eating disorders are being put at risk because they have to wait up to three years for NHS treatment.
Experts warn that specialist services are struggling to cope with a growing caseload and are so overstretched they have to prioritise patients with anorexia, because they are at greatest risk, ahead of those with bulimia – even though their condition is seriously affecting their lives.
Being on a waiting list is pretty toxic … Anorexics lose more weight; bulimics can binge and vomit more frequently. Guardian
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