What safeguards are in place to ensure that children with Avoidant / Restrictive Food Intake Disorder related restrictions receive prompt medical assessment and treatment for malnutrition and dehydration?
Answered by Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing
| Answered on 23/02/2026
The Strategic Programme for Mental Health, in NHS Performance and Improvement, has developed a dedicated national pathway and eating disorder training for all medical professionals to recognise and treat ARFID. This is a new pathway and NHS Performance and Improvement will be working with teams across all health boards to implement it.