Protests will demand better care for eating disorders

The protesters will demand a reduction in waiting times for child and adolescent mental health services, as well as increased inpatient beds; provision of nasogastric feeding in all inpatient facilities, and the availability of ED specialists and mental health services in all public hospitals.

Protests demanding reforms of eating disorder services in Ireland will take place in Cork, Limerick and Dublin on Saturday.

The protests have been organised by Dublin-based Amy Hanley, whose now 16-year-old daughter was a patient in five different facilities in just over a year, as she sought help for anorexia.