Petition Prevent NHS basing eating disorder treatment on low BMI, by providing more funds

Currently, when people approach GP's due to eating disorders, many are turned away due to not having a low enough BMI.
With increased NHS funding, people can be given access to the treatment they need before it's too late; radically reducing the number of lives lost due to these deadly illnesses.

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B-eat, the leading eating disorder charity estimated that in 2015, 725,000 people in the UK were affected by eating disorders; with Anorexia nervosa having the highest mortality rate of all mental disorders.

According to the NHS, 1 day, for 1 patient in hospital costs around £400. Therefore, money would be saved by giving people the access to treatment they need, before they reach the point of needing a hospital admission; which can last months.

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Date closed 8 February 2017
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