What action is the Welsh Government taking to improve outcomes for people with avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder?
Answered by Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health | Answered on 08/09/2026
The Strategic Programme for Mental Health, within NHS Performance and Improvement, has developed a dedicated national pathway and eating disorder training for all medical professionals about recognising and treating avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID). This is a new pathway and NHS Performance and Improvement will work with teams across all health boards to support implementation and to establish a national community of practice for ARFID.
This work was informed by a task and finish group which included clinicians, service users, the third sector and carers.