Almost €4m available for eating disorder support remains unspent

A poster exhibition at CIT Crawford College of Art and Design, Grand Parade, Cork, in February as part of Eating Disorder Awareness week. Almost €4m remains unspent for the provision of services for eating disorders, according to the HSE. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

Nearly €4m of a €5.7m fund established to staff eating disorder services remains unspent, the HSE has said.

In total, just three of the 16 proposed community teams for those suffering from eating disorders have been established.