Eating Disorders consultation/ ymgynghoriad anhwylderau bwyta
Posted on Monday, January 5, 2009 at 12:11pm
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Here is a letter that I have sent to the press today on the consultation on a framework for the treatment of eating disorders in Wales. Below are attachments of the information, and the summary of the consultation.
Dyma lythyr isod rwyf wedi danfon i’r wasg heddiw ar yr ymgynghoriad ar fframwaith ar gyfer triniaeth o anhwylderau bwyta yng Nghymru. Isod mae atodiadau o’r wybodaeth, a chrynodeb o’r ymgynghoriad.
Editor-
I am writing to encourage readers to take part in a consultation announced by the Welsh Assembly Government on an eating disorders framework for Wales. It outlines ways that health services can improve provision for people with eating disorders, and suggests where additional funding and resources can be targeted. Current arrangements for treatment of eating disorders in Wales is very patchy, and research shows that GPs and other care professionals do not receive enough training or support to deal with concerns from patients.
It is also clear that the current system of sending patients with severe eating disorders to private clinics in England is neither sustainable nor acceptable for the NHS, or for families and carers. If you wish to comment, please email mentalHealthPolicyMailbox@wales.gsi.co.uk or send to me on bethan.jenkins@wales.gov.uk by the 30th of January. We must make sure that the £1.5m the Minister announced as new funding for provision for treatment of eating disorders is used effectively and efficiently, and that a strong National framework is in place in Wales.
Bethan Jenkins Plaid AM
Chair Cross Party Group on Eating Disorders
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