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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-12-06more like thismore than 2018-12-06
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care remove filter
hansard heading Eating Disorders more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps NHS England is taking to (a) raise public awareness of the symptoms of eating disorders and (b) encourage people that may have an eating disorder to seek help from a GP. more like this
tabling member constituency North Norfolk more like this
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Norman Lamb remove filter
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-12-13more like thismore than 2018-12-13
answer text <p>This Government recognises the importance of raising awareness and reducing stigma so that more people feel able to talk about their mental health, including eating disorders, and seek treatment. In January 2017, the Prime Minister committed to having mental health first aid training available to secondary schools, aiming to have trained at least one teacher in every secondary school by 2020 and to all primary schools by 2022.</p><p> </p><p>This Government has also provided grant funding to the Time to Change national mental health anti-stigma campaign since 2012. Time to Change works with people with experience of mental health problems, including eating disorders, to challenge stigma and to improve social attitudes towards mental health. Time to Change’s website provides information and guidance about eating disorders and provides signposts and links to organisations that can help. This information is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.time-to-change.org.uk/about-mental-health/types-problems/eating-disorders" target="_blank">https://www.time-to-change.org.uk/about-mental-health/types-problems/eating-disorders</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government has also committed to equip one million people to be better informed to look after their own mental health, so Public Health England is currently leading the development of a £15 million national mental health campaign called ‘Every Mind Matters’.</p>
answering member constituency Thurrock more like this
answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-12-13T16:49:37.84Zmore like thismore than 2018-12-13T16:49:37.84Z
answering member
4065
label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price more like this
tabling member
1439
label Biography information for Norman Lamb more like this