Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 113690

Eating Disorders: Children and Young People

Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 3 March 2026

Question

Wera Hobhouse

Liberal DemocratBath

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of commissioning national training to support the workforce delivering eating disorder services for children and young people.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
The Government recognises the importance of ensuring that the workforce delivering eating disorder services for children and young people has the right skills and training.NHS England already has extensive eating disorder training in place for staff acros...

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