Eating disorder action plea

A CITY MP is calling on the government to implement a 'serious overhaul' on the way the NHS deals with eating disorders.

The plea from Labour MP for Portsmouth South, Stephen Morgan, comes after concerns were expressed in his constituency.

Waiting times need to be 'heavily reduced', records need to be kept of 'relevant data' and challenges of staff recruitment and retention need to be met, Mr Morgan said.

Statistics from the MP state eating disorders have the highest mortality rates among psychiatric disorders, with anorexia having the highest mortality rate of any psychiatric disorder.

Of those who survive, 50 per cent recover, whereas 30 per cent improve and 20 per cent remain chronically ill.