Review of care for people with eating disorders set to begin

Minister of state for mental health Mary Butler ordered the review following increases in population and the demand for services. She has now been advised by the HSE that 'preliminary work has commenced on the scoping of the review'.Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

Work is under way on a review of the model of care for eating disorders, as Eating Disorder Awareness Week takes place.

The review was ordered last September by Mary Butler, minister of state for mental health, as plans to deliver 16 specialist teams across the country were almost two years behind schedule.