Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 67355
Eating Disorders: Mental Health Services
Tabled: 14 July 2025
Answered: 28 August 2025
Question
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people are currently being treated in hospital for (a) anorexia and (b) other eating disorders.
Answer
Stephen KinnockIt is not possible to identify the number of people currently in receipt of hospital treatment for eating disorders such as anorexia, as hospital episode statistics data is collected several weeks in arrears.