Sorca Clarke
Question:689. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health what services are available in County Longford for adults living with eating disorders. [32750/23]
View answerTuesday, 4 July 2023
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The National Clinical Programme for Eating Disorders (NCPED) aims to establish an eating disorder network. This network will consist of 8 adult teams and 8 CAMHS teams in line with the agreed Model of Care 2018. These multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) will provide specialist eating-disorder assessment and treatment in the community.
Since 2016, over €8 million has been made available for Eating Disorder posts. This investment funded the set-up of eating disorder teams (CHO7, CHO4 (CAMHS), CHO9, CHO6 (Adult)). This funding has also enabled the establishment of teams at varying stages of recruitment (CHO4, CHO5, CHO1 (Adult), CHO2, CHO6 (CAMHS)). Recruited clinicians for these teams are currently delivering eating disorder care and receiving training via the NCPED. The NCPED continues to support these 9 teams to further develop services to increase access to both assessment and treatment for eating disorders.
Recruitment continues for Eating Disorder posts under the Model of Care, with more than 60% of WTE positions filled. In total, 96.3 WTEs have been funded. It should be noted that it is a challenge to recruit Consultant Psychiatrists and dieticians.
To the extent that the local side of the query is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.