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<p>Recommended treatments for eating disorders are set out in the National Institute
for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guideline, ‘Eating disorders: recognition and
treatment’. The guideline makes it clear where there are particular treatments or
considerations for children and young people. It is available at the following link:</p><p>
</p><p><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/NG69" target="_blank">https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/NG69</a></p><p>
</p><p>To find out more about the treatment available for children and young people,
Health Education England has commissioned NHS Benchmarking to collect data on the
provision, workforce capacity and skills, and activity of services delivering mental
health care. This collection will provide information on the treatments delivered,
including by community eating disorder services.</p><p> </p><p>Data on waiting times
from referral to starting treatment for children and young people with an eating disorder
are published every quarter at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/cyped-waiting-times/"
target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/cyped-waiting-times/</a></p><p>
</p><p>Data from the last quarter (October-December 2018) shows that 80.7% of urgent
cases start treatment within one week and 86.8% of non-urgent cases starts treatment
within four weeks.</p>
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