The anorexia patients abandoned by the NHS because 'they are too sick to treat'

The anorexia patients abandoned by the NHS because 'they are too sick to treat' There are a rising number of desperately ill anorexia patients being deemed too sick to treat.

Experts have voiced concerns about both NHS and private clinics withdrawing life-saving treatment – helping patients to gain weight – to those with body mass indexes (BMI) lower than 18, the very edge of what is considered a normal weight.

The MoS has heard from patients who say they were told they are ‘too far gone’ for treatment, with some referred to palliative care. The Daily Mail