Over ninety persons are on waiting lists for eating disorder services around the State, according to the most recent HSE statistics, reports Breaking News.
data that Breakingnews was able to collect.i.e., data obtained by the HSE under the Freedom of Information Act reveals that, as of July 31st, 93 persons were on waiting lists.
This is a decrease from the 105 individuals that were listed as of May 31, 2023.
With 24 persons on waiting lists, Community Health Organisation 6 (CHO), which serves Wicklow and Dublin East South East, has the largest number of people in need of eating disorder care, reports Breaking News.
Thirty-five persons are on waiting lists for eating disorder services at CHO 4, a CAMHS located in Cork, when it comes to eating disorder teams.
In a statement from the Department of Health, it said: “The Model of Care for the National Clinical Programme for Eating Disorders (NCP-ED) launched in 2018 and Minister Butler has prioritised the roll out of the National Clinical Programme for Eating Disorders (NCP-ED) since taking up office in July 2020. The NCP-ED is being implemented across the country by multidisciplinary teams on a phased basis. There are now eleven teams in place: six Adult teams and five Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) teams. Six new teams started in 2023, and in May 2024, Minister Butler announced the establishment of a new team for CHO7, which will cover the area of Kildare/West Wicklow, Dublin West, Dublin South City and Dublin South West,” reports Breaking News.
“This will bring the total number of eating disorder teams nationally to twelve. There are approximately 100 posts funded under the National Clinical Programme. Over 80 eating disorder clinicians, including 10 Consultant Psychiatrists, are now treating people with eating disorders. Dedicated investment in eating disorders continues, and last year the Health Service Executive (HSE) spent €8.1 million on eating disorder services under the Clinical Programme. Minister Butler is firmly committed to enhancing specialist services for eating disorders, including improved access and shorter waiting lists,” the stateement added.
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