Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 63904

Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder: Health Services

Tabled: 30 June 2025
Answered: 8 July 2025

Question

Josh Babarinde

Liberal DemocratEastbourne

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken towards establishing an ARFID pathway for adults living with this condition in (a) Eastbourne and (b) the UK.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
NHS England is updating the Adult Eating Disorder Inpatient Service Specification to address the gaps and challenges in the current system for those with severe and complex eating disorders, which includes avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID)...

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