In a report on NHS care for patients with eating disorders, PACAC finds that there is a lack of understanding of eating disorders among doctors which is resulting in too many avoidable deaths.
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A young woman’s death from anorexia nervosa would have been prevented had the NHS provided appropriate care and treatment, according to a Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) report published today.
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Over a quarter of children (28%) who were referred for specialist mental health treatment in 2015 did not receive a service, according to new information collected by the Children’s Commissioner for England using her unique powers to request data from public bodies. In one trust 75% of referrals were not considered to meet the threshold for treatment.
A significant proportion of children with life-threatening mental health conditions - 14% of the 3,000 about whom information was obtained - were denied specialist support. These included children who had attempted suicide or serious self-harm and those with psychosis and anorexia nervosa.
A High Court judge has authorised the discharge of a 28 year old woman with anorexia nervosa into the community after 10 years of inpatient treatment failed to stop her starving herself. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details