Submitted on Friday 5th August 2016
Published on Monday 8th August 2016
Current status: Closed
Closed: Wednesday 8th February 2017
Signatures: 22
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.
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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