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£1m cash boost for eating disorders treatment
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£1m cash boost for eating disorders treatment
Jul 11 2009 by Gregory Tindle, Western Mail

NEW dedicated teams have been set up to improve the treatment on offer to Welsh sufferers of eating disorders.

The two new teams, for North and South Wales, will include expert doctors to provide care and support for the estimated 50,000 people with conditions such as anorexia and bulimia in Wales.

The announcement was welcomed last night, amid claims that it was long overdue.

Currently many Welsh sufferers are forced to seek treatment in England. Some have paid out thousands to private clinics for treatment because an NHS service has not been available in Wales.

Extra money from the National Assembly to support the new plans was yesterday announced by Health Minister Edwina Hart.

She said: “Prompt diagnosis and treatment is essential in providing support and care for people with eating disorders. This will lower the risk of their condition worsening and improve the outcome for individuals.

“Additional funding has been allocated to deliver this plan. £500,000 will be available this year for the recruitment of staff and extra training. After that £1m a year will be available every year to sustain and develop services.”

The scheme was welcomed by Bethan Jenkins, the Plaid Cymru chairwoman of the Assembly’s Committee on Eating Disorders. She said: “I’m really pleased, but it has taken 10 years to reach this point. What we need now is a dedicated centre for the treatment in Wales for those with eating disorders.

“There have been cases where parents have re-mortgaged their house to pay for private treatment and within the NHS general mental health beds used for these patients which is not satisfactory.

“The problem has been no-one has taken responsibility for eating disorders with people passed from pillar to post with patchy services across Wales. Hopefully, we are now back on track with the aim to diagnose people as soon as possible and treat them while they are still at home and avoid a hospital admission.”

Mary George of BEAT, previously the Eating Disorders Association, said: “We really welcome this announcement.

“At last the needs of people who need help are being put into place and we are looking forward to working with the Assembly to make further improvements and make sure this service is delivered to those that most need help. It is long overdue and very welcome.”

Mrs Hart said the two teams will work closely with existing GP surgeries, social services, child and adolescent mental health services and community mental health teams. The plans will be developed in consultation with health professionals and patients to simplify access to specialist eating disorder services by providing a single point of entry.

In addition, the Assembly Government has provided £5,000 for development of an electronic course on eating disorders for primary care workers.

The new plans will complement work already under way to improve mental health services across Wales, including new units for specialist in-patient care.

“Providing earlier specialist support will reduce the need for patients to access in-patient services, but where this is needed, more services will be available to support them and enable them to recover and live more independently sooner,” said the Minister.

“This plan will build on this work and focus services for a small, but extremely vulnerable group of patients, who until now have not had the level of care and support that they so desperately need.”

Tory Health Minister Andrew Davies said: “This is a welcome, if long overdue development. Patients with eating disorders have suffered from poor standards of care in Wales for far too long.

“The case highlighted this week of a mother who used her savings to pay for life-saving treatment for her daughter revealed in stark terms the failings which exist within the Welsh NHS when it comes to care for vulnerable patients. The Assembly Government must work with the NHS and other bodies to tackle those failings which remain”

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Re: £1m cash boost for eating disorders treatment
« Reply #1 on: November 27, 2012, 06:42:22 AM »
 Specific forms of psychotherapy, or talk therapy, and medica-tion are effective for many eating disorders. It is good for you to involve in some useful and your favorite activity. You can join a new job. You can start your own business too. Eating disorder is related to depression. Regular activity and exercise can help you to reduce your weight which you gained due to eating disorder.  "!+ &(* You can get rid of obesity through herbal and natural remedies.

I would always advise people to check with their doctor before taking herbal remedies to make sure they don't interfere with other medication
 
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