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<p>NHS England commissioned a national review of adult eating disorder services in
2017, which is now complete. Data collected on activity, investment and workforce
is being reviewed with stakeholders to inform NHS England’s understanding of current
provision and existing levels of parity with eating disorder services for children
and young people. The data is informing modelling to understand the finance and workforce
gaps to achieving greater levels of parity.</p><p> </p><p>Diagnosing and treating
eating disorders is an important area of medical practice. It is included within the
curriculum for training all doctors, including for general practitioner (where most
eating disorders initially present) and in more depth within training for psychiatry,
particularly child and adolescent psychiatrists. This training equips doctors to identify
the early potential symptoms of an eating disorder and help patients to discuss difficult
issues.</p><p> </p><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. That is why 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. 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.</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>
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