Over 670 people sent to general mental health facilities after seeking help for eating disorders

Sinn Féin's Mark Ward said adult patients cannot wait any longer for the Government to increase the number of eating disorder beds. Picture: Sasko Lazarov/RollingNews.ie

More inpatient and community services for people with eating disorders are required to prevent people from being admitted into general mental health inpatient services.

That is according to the eating disorder association, Bodywhys, after new figures provided by the Health Service Executive, from the Health Research Board, showed that 676 people who sought help from the HSE for eating disorders since 2018 have been admitted to general mental health facilities.