Written question WQ100401
- Asked by
- Natasha AsgharConservative
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Minister for Health and Care
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 6 days
Question
What action is the Welsh Government taking to improve outcomes for people with avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder?
Answer
Answered by Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health (Delyth Jewell)
The Strategic Programme for Mental Health, within NHS Performance and Improvement, has developed a dedicated national pathway and eating disorder training for all medical professionals about recognising and treating avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID). This is a new pathway and NHS Performance and Improvement will work with teams across all health boards to support implementation and to establish a national community of practice for ARFID.
This work was informed by a task and finish group which included clinicians, service users, the third sector and carers.