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NHS - failing families on eating disorders? |
25 Feb 2008 |
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 A lack of funding, or are doctors’ negative attitudes to blame?
If someone in your family has an eating disorder, it can take a heavy toll on your own wellbeing, and under Government guidelines agreed four years ago, carers are entitled to support from the NHS themselves. The eating disorder charity B-eat has recently surveyed 500 such families and found that only 12% feel they are receiving the support they need. So why are these guidelines being routinely ignored? Is it a lack of funding, or are doctors’ negative attitudes to blame?
Jane talks to a mother of a girl with an eating disorder, Susan Ringwood from B-eat and Dr Clare Gerada from the Royal College of GPs.Eating Disorders Awareness Week
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