London hospital expects an increase in Irish referrals for eating disorder treatments

Private health insurers have agreed to provide cover to patients, with the first in-patients due at the centre next month. File image.

A London hospital which specialises in eating disorders is expecting an increase in Irish patients this year. 

Each year, patients travel to the UK for treatment for eating disorders, including to the Nightingale Hospital in London. The hospital currently has one Irish patient receiving inpatient eating disorder treatment.