Adults in Mid-West who need treatment for eating disorders being diverted to psychiatric care

The region has no dedicated eating disorder service

'People are being harmed and dying as a result of a lack of appropriate care for eating disorders in the Mid-West. Families are at breaking point.' File picture

Adults requiring inpatient care for eating disorders in the Mid-West are being diverted into psychiatric care in Limerick and Ennis because there is no dedicated service for them.

As well as the region having no dedicated eating disorder service, there is no date for the roll-out of an adult eating disorder team under the HSE’s five-year model of care for community eating disorders.