24 June 2026
An Open Letter to the Prime Minister: A Call for Urgent Investment in Eating Disorders Research

To: The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

We are writing to you as clinicians, researchers and people affected by eating disorders to call for an urgent and sustained increase in investment in eating disorders research.

A Hidden Epidemic with Life-Threatening Consequences

Eating disorders are a serious, escalating public health concern, estimated to affect at least 4 million people in the UK, with prevalence rising since the pandemic. They cause untold suffering for patients and their families and can lead to lifelong disability or death. Anorexia nervosa has the highest mortality rate of any psychiatric condition.

The total economic and social cost of eating disorders in the UK is estimated at £9.4 billion each year, including pressure on NHS services, welfare systems, education, employment and families.

Lack of Research Investment Costing Lives, and Vital NHS Funds

Despite their scale, severity, and cost, eating disorders remain one of the most underfunded areas of mental health research. They receive just 1% of the UK’s mental health research budget, less than any other mental health condition. In fact, only £1 per person per year is invested into eating disorders research, compared to £12 for depression and £57 for psychosis.

This level of underinvestment is not proportionate to the harm caused by eating disorders. It is also not sustainable for public services. The current approach means the UK continues to spend heavily on the consequences of eating disorders, rather than investing in the research needed to prevent illness, intervening earlier and reducing long-term costs.

Without sustained investment in research, the UK will continue to pay for eating disorders at the most expensive point: when people are already severely unwell. By this time, treatment is more complex, hospital care is more likely, and the long-term costs to the NHS, welfare system, education and workforce are far higher.

This aligns directly with national priorities. A national eating disorder research strategy would support the shift from crisis intervention to preventative care, from sickness to prevention, and from avoidable long-term costs to earlier, evidence-based support.

The Urgent Need for a Long-Term Eating Disorders Research Strategy

We have a clear and achievable path forward. We call on the UK Government to commit to a long-term, coordinated eating disorders research investment strategy, including:

A portfolio of project, programme, and strategic grants to accelerate eating disorders research into prevention and relapse prevention, early diagnosis, treatment, and service delivery.

Sustainable funding to establish a UK-wide network of eating disorders research centres, with dedicated research hubs across the UK to support recruitment, data infrastructure, clinical trials, service evaluation and collaboration with NHS services.

Support to develop and retain the next generation of eating disorder researchers, including early-career researchers, clinicians and interdisciplinary teams.

We are calling for an initial commitment of at least £50 million over ten years as a minimum funding level, with a five-year review.

This is not an open-ended spending commitment. It is a targeted, time limited and reviewable investment designed to build research capacity, improve care and test value for money.

A five-year review would allow progress to be assessed against clear outcomes, including research capacity, clinical trial activity, evidence-based service improvements, reduced delays in diagnosis and treatment, NHS cost savings, and improved outcomes for patients and families.

Eating Disorders Research Delivers Actionable Service Improvements

There is clear evidence that investment in eating disorders research delivers demonstrable results. First Episode Rapid Early Intervention for Eating Disorders (FREED) is an evidence-based early intervention model which scaled from one NHS Trust in 2014 to 54 Trusts in 2025, with research support. Over this time, 6,370 young adults received support from FREED, with estimated annual savings to the NHS of around £14.7 million since 2020.

FREED provides proof of principle that research-supported models can be scaled through the NHS and deliver measurable savings. The question is no longer whether research can make a difference, but whether there is the sustained investment needed to replicate and extend that impact.

A Strong Foundation to Work From

The UK has historically been at the forefront of eating disorders research, producing evidence that underpins treatment models used around the world. But that leadership is now at risk. Without sustained investment, the UK risks losing research capacity, clinical expertise and opportunities to develop better, more cost-effective care.

Why Increased Research Funding is so Essential

The potential benefits of additional, proportionate investment are substantial:

Reduce avoidable hospital admissions and pressure on NHS services, particularly costly inpatient care.

Improve prevention, early diagnosis and early intervention, helping to prevent eating disorders from becoming severe or chronic.

Develop treatments that work for more people, improving recovery rates and reducing relapse, long-term disability and premature death.

Increase productivity and educational attainment, especially among young people.

Reduce long-term welfare, health and productivity costs, delivering economic savings that far outweigh the initial investment.

Retain UK research talent and protect the UK’s position as a global leader in eating disorder research.

Eating disorders often begin during adolescence and early adulthood — a critical period for education, employment and the transition to independent life. Without better prevention, diagnosis and treatment, too many young people risk losing years of education, work and social development, with consequences that extend far beyond the health system.

Eating disorders are treatable. Recovery is possible. But without the research needed to improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment, too many people will continue to fall through the cracks — and the NHS, families, and the wider economy will continue to carry the cost.

By committing at least £50 million over ten years to a coordinated, long-term research strategy, the UK Government can change the lives of millions of people, support NHS sustainability, reduce long-term costs, and maintain our position as a global leader in eating disorders research.

We urge you to act now.

For a more detailed summary of relevant evidence and costing data, please see our supplementary evidence brief below.

Supplementary Evidence brief: the case for urgent investment in eating disorders research

Executive Summary

Eating disorders affect at least 4 million people in the UK and are associated with severe illnesses, disability and premature death. They are estimated to cost the UK £9.4 billion every year yet receive just 1% of the UK mental health research budget.

This represents a major mismatch between disease burden, public cost and research investment. Current funding is fragmented, short-term and insufficient to build the research infrastructure needed to improve prevention, diagnosis, treatment and service delivery at national scale.

A coordinated eating disorders research investment strategy would support national priorities on prevention, NHS sustainability, young people's mental health, productivity and the UK's position as a global leader in eating disorder research.

We are calling for an initial commitment of at least £50 million over ten years as a minimum funding level, with a five-year review to assess progress, value for money and future need.

The Scale and the Cost of Eating Disorders

Eating disorders are not a single condition. They encompass a range of serious psychiatric illnesses — anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder (BED), avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID), other specified feeding or eating disorder (OSFED), pica, and rumination disorder. These conditions have distinct aetiologies, clinical presentations, affected populations and treatment needs.

Collectively, eating disorders are estimated to affect at least 4 million people in the UK (All-Party Parliamentary Group on Eating Disorders, 2025; NHS-England, 2019). Prevalence has risen sharply since 2019, driven by both genuine increases — particularly among young people after the COVID-19 pandemic — and improved recognition (Trafford et al., 2023).

Eating disorders carry severe long-term consequences: chronicity, disability, and premature death. Anorexia nervosa has the highest mortality rate of any psychiatric disorder (Arcelus et al., 2011). The total annual economic and social cost of eating disorders in the UK is estimated at £9.4 billion (Hearts, Minds & Genes Coalition for Eating Disorders, 2021). This includes pressure on NHS services, welfare systems, education, employment and families.

The UK's Track Record — and What is Now at Risk

The UK has historically been at the forefront of eating disorders research. Much of the evidence base that underpins current clinical practice worldwide originated from UK research groups. Most of the NICE-recommended treatments for eating disorders originated in the UK, from family-based and interpersonal treatment approaches for anorexia nervosa (FT-AN and the Maudsley Anorexia Nervosa Treatment for Adults [MANTRA]) to cognitive behavioural treatment models (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, 2017).

UK groups have led foundational work on the genetic and neurobiological architecture of these conditions and developed the evidence-based FREED early intervention model (First Episode Rapid Early Intervention for Eating Disorders), and the Pathway for Eating Disorders and Autism developed from Clinical Experience (PEACE). This leadership was built over decades through sustained clinical-academic collaboration, investment in infrastructure, and world-class researchers.

That position is now at serious risk. The Beat/APPG "Breaking the Cycle" report (2021) documented a vicious cycle: chronic underfunding has led to a small and shrinking researcher base, fewer publications, weakened competitiveness for grants, and further decline in funding. Without reinvestment, the UK's capacity to lead in this field will erode within a decade, and the translation of research into improved clinical care will stall at the exact point when rising prevalence demands the opposite.

The Funding Gap

Eating disorders — taken together as an entire group of conditions — receive approximately 1% of UK mental health research expenditure (MQ: Transforming Mental Health, 2018; Woelbert et al., 2020; van Furth et al., 2016). This means that a diverse family of serious psychiatric illnesses, each requiring its own evidence base for prevention and treatment, collectively receives a fraction of the funding allocated to conditions such as depression (7.2%) or psychosis (4.9%) (van Furth et al., 2016).

Put differently: Today, eating disorder research receives just £1.39 per affected person per year from UK-based research funders. 8× less than depression (£11.52) and 21× less than psychosis (£29.35). The gap is most extreme in clinical trials, where depression receives 49 times more funding than eating disorders. Even excluding trials entirely, the research funding disparity from major UK funders remains astonishing: £1.04 per person for eating disorders vs £4.56 for depression and £16.41 for psychosis. Conditions such as binge eating disorder and avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder have especially limited research funding, despite each representing a substantial clinical population with distinct and unmet treatment needs. Note: the figures represented are based on lifetime prevalence.

Why Government Investment is Needed

Current funding is too fragmented and short-term to build the research infrastructure needed to improve prevention, diagnosis and treatment at national scale. Eating disorders research requires sustained investment across multiple conditions, populations, methods and service settings.

Without coordinated investment, progress will continue to depend on isolated projects and short-term grants. This limits the ability to recruit large, well-characterised cohorts, run clinical trials, build data platforms, evaluate services, support implementation and retain specialist research expertise.

The current approach also leaves the UK paying for eating disorders at the most expensive point: when people are already severely unwell, treatment is more complex, hospital care is more likely and long-term disability is harder to prevent.

This is not sustainable for the NHS, public services or the wider economy. A coordinated research strategy would help move the system from late-stage response towards prevention, earlier diagnosis, more effective treatment and better long-term outcomes.

What We Are Asking For:

We call on the Government to commit to a long-term, coordinated eating disorders research investment strategy comprising:

A structured funding portfolio — project, programme, and strategic grants that build cumulative progress across prevention, treatment development, implementation science, and lived experience research, with sufficient scope to address the distinct research needs of different eating disorders rather than treating them as a monolith.

A UK-wide network of eating disorders research centres — coordinated, sustainably funded research hubs across multiple academic institutions, enabling recruitment of large, well-characterised cohorts and interdisciplinary collaboration across the full range of eating disorders. Research funding is currently heavily skewed towards London and the capitals of devolved nations. The diversity of eating disorders is precisely why a UK-wide network model is needed: shared infrastructure (cohorts, biobanks, data platforms) supports condition-specific research programmes that individual project grants cannot sustain.

Research capacity and talent development — support for early-career researchers, clinician-researchers and interdisciplinary teams to develop studies, run trials, analyse data and translate findings into clinical practice, helping to retain specialist experience in the UK.

We call for an initial commitment of at least £50 million over ten years as a minimum funding level, with a five-year review. This is not a request to build from scratch. Recent investments — the £4.25 million Medical Research Foundation/MRC/ESRC/AHRC/NIHR collaborative call for eating disorders research (2023), the Eating Disorders Genetics Initiative (EDGI), and the EDIFY UKRI programme grant — demonstrate that the research community can deliver when funded. What we are asking for is the scaling of proven infrastructure, not the creation of something new.

The Precedent: What Strategic Investment Delivers

This approach mirrors successful UK health research initiatives such as the Prime Minister's Challenge on Dementia. Backed by over £300 million of government investment across five years, the programme transformed a fragmented research landscape into a coordinated national system, creating lasting capacity in patient recruitment, translational research, workforce development, and industry partnership.

We acknowledge the difference in scale between dementia and eating disorders. However, the structural principle is the same: strategic investment builds the research base, infrastructure and clinical pathways that incremental project funding cannot. The £4.25 million collaborative call, EDGI and EDIFY show what is possible at small scale. What is missing is the coordinated, sustained commitment that converts proven capacity into national impact.

The Return on Investment and Cost Avoidance

The UK's 450 adult eating disorder beds are some of the most expensive in mental health services, with an average cost for NHS providers of £101k per admission and an average length of stay of 95 days in 2023/24 (Watkins, 2025).

The annual societal cost of eating disorders to the UK is >£9.4 billion. Research investment directly reduces these costs: early intervention via the England-wide FREED model saved the NHS ~£14.7 million per year between 2020–2023, demonstrating that evidence-based intervention at scale translates into measurable savings (Health Innovation Network, 2023). Even a modest improvement in outcomes would yield savings which vastly outweigh initial research investment. A 1% reduction in the annual societal cost would yield savings of £94 million per year.

Strategic research funding in this area would enable:

Earlier identification and intervention, aligning with the government's 10-year health plan to shift from sickness to prevention. This will reduce progression to severe or longstanding illness across the range of eating disorders, not only anorexia nervosa.

Building the evidence base for pharmaceutical development — eating disorders currently have no drug treatments developed to target core symptoms and there has not been enough research to know if new pharmaceutical treatments may be beneficial.

More effective, evidence-based treatments with improved recovery rates — including for conditions such as avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder and other specified feeding or eating disorder where the current treatment evidence base is limited.

Reduced demand on costly NHS inpatient services, which are currently under severe pressure; this will align with the NHS's plan to shift the balance of patient care from hospital to community.

Gains in productivity and educational attainment, particularly among young people, who are disproportionately affected.

Long-term economic savings substantially exceeding the initial investment.

The Case for Action

Eating disorders are treatable. Recovery is possible. But without the research investment needed to develop prevention, improve diagnosis, and advance treatment across the full range of eating disorders, the NHS faces rising demand it is not resourced to meet.

The UK built much of the evidence base the world relies on for eating disorder treatment. A coordinated research strategy would protect and extend that legacy, transform outcomes for the millions affected, support NHS sustainability, and maintain the UK's position as a global leader in this field.

An eating disorders research investment strategy would directly support wider government priorities, including improving productivity, education and early intervention, as well as reducing suffering, saving lives and building an NHS that is fit for the future.

We urge the Government to act now and help us turn the tide on eating disorders.

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  168. Natasha Shaw, Principle Therapist & Clinical Lead, Kent and Medway Mental Health Trust, Kent
  169. Jade Skinner, Occupational Therapist, CNTW- NHS, Newcastle Upon Tyne
  170. Joanna Walton, Psychological Therapist, Cumbria Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW), Newcastle-upon-Tyne
  171. Georgia Hardy, Assistant Psychologist, Cumbria Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Trust, Newcastle
  172. Mark Stringer, Psychotherapist, Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Nottingham
  173. Laura Andrews, PSW, NHS, Cheltenham
  174. Leanne Haynes, Research and Evaluation Associate, Leicestershire Partnership Trust, Leicester
  175. Ashley Heaton, Staff Nurse, CNTW, Newcastle upon Tyne
  176. Annabelle Green, Specialist Dietitian, Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne & Wear NHS Foundation Trust, Carlisle
  177. Jane Sadler, Dietitian, NHS, Newcastle Upon Tyne
  178. Suzanne Baker, Carer Representative, FEAST, London
  179. Sarah Findlay, Senior Eating Disorder Practitioner, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester
  180. Emily Jackson, Psychiatrist, Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne
  181. Lauren Makin, PhD Student, King's College London, London
  182. Jane Mallard, Trainee counselling psychologist, STEPS eating disorder service, AWP NHS Bristol, Bristol
  183. Professor Lucy Serpell, Professor of the Psychology of Eating Disorders, UCL, London
  184. Jade Horton, CBT Therapist, KMMH, Kent
  185. Dr Nicola Burch, Consultant Gastroenterologist, UHCW NHS Trust, Coventry
  186. Charlotte Dunstan, Data delivery manager, Office for national statistics, Cardiff
  187. catherine hodges, support worker, CNTW NHS trust, newcastle
  188. Jodie Goodacre, Lived-Experience, Hertfordshire
  189. susan Daly, support worker, Cumbria,Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS trust, sunderland
  190. Joel, Research Assistant, Kings College London, London
  191. Rebecca Hamilton, PhD student, King's College London, London
  192. Krystal Usher, Operational Team Lead, Kent and Medway Mental Health Trust, Kent
  193. Rebecca Trotter, Nurse, NHS, Newcastle
  194. Shanta Hamelijnck, Researcher, University of Birmingham, Birmingham
  195. Kate Richardson, Peer Support, Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, Washington
  196. Ruth Cruickshank, Researcher, Royal Holloway University of London, Winchester
  197. Shabina Ali Farooq, Teacher, Crawley
  198. Rachel Hynes, Unpaid Carer, Gloucester
  199. Clare Llewellyn, Professor of Psychology and Epidemiology, University College London, London
  200. Melanie Battin, Public Health Student, University of Exeter, Bristol
  201. Natalie Fletcher, Durham
  202. Annette Morgan, Advanced practitioner, Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust, Stockton-on-Tees
  203. Melanie parker, Unpaid carer, Leeds
  204. Julie Sampson, Pharmacist, Ramsay Healthcare, Knebworth
  205. Kay Jones, Newcastle upon Tyne
  206. Susan Battin, Bristol
  207. Amanda Banks, Founder, Banks Advisory
  208. Daisy Shaw (lived experience), PhD researcher, Canterbury
  209. Charlie Rust, Carer/IT Manager, Leeds
  210. Heather Duggan, PhD researcher in eating disorders, University of Sheffield, Sheffield
  211. Martin Miles, Leisure Manager, Everyone Active, Stokesley
  212. Jenny Miles, Leisure Manager, Everyone Active, Stokesley
  213. Karen Bateman, Derby, Uk
  214. Christiana Orphanou, Dietitian, London
  215. Tom Moodey, Communications Manager, Bristol
  216. Isabel Butterworth, Midwife, NHS England, London
  217. Louisa Wania, Fundraiser, Bristol
  218. Lucy Cletheroe, Mental Heath Nurse, Nottinghamshire healthcare NHS foundation trust, Nottingham
  219. Alice Cambridge, Sales Executive, Red Hat, Berlin
  220. Jacinta McCann, Child and Adolescent psychiatrist, Southampton
  221. Sarah Glenn, Account Manager, ExamWorks Investigations Services, Stockport
  222. Liz Fraser, Data Consultant, FSP, Abingdon
  223. Amelia White, Leeds
  224. Debra Harrison, Deeside
  225. Charlotte Griffiths, Wolverhampton
  226. Angela Smith, Teachet, Glasgow
  227. Anita hill, Partnerships Manager, Acorns Children's Hospice, Kidderminster
  228. Bethany Parsons, Ilfracombe
  229. Natalie Crewe, Sales assistant, Horncastle
  230. anonymous
  231. Rhiannon Jefferson, Midwife, Woodhal Spa
  232. Michael Jefferson
  233. Katie Yearsley, Eating Disorders Specialist, Gloucestershire Health and Care Foundation Trust, Gloucester
  234. Melissa Vance, Solicitor, London
  235. Hannah Hopkins, Marketing manager, Stratasys, Holmfirth
  236. Claire Robinson, Cirencester
  237. Lindsey Trimmer, Edinburgh
  238. Kirstie Atkins, Exeter
  239. Verity Knight, Development Scientist, Oxford
  240. Emelia Sellers, Clinical trials assistant, NHS, York
  241. Claire Wright, Mental Health Nurse under 12 inpatient setting, NHS GGC, Glasgow
  242. Amy Siddall, Mental Health Nurse, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London
  243. Francesca Salter, Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne
  244. Leanne Newton, Specialist nurse/RMN, Cumbria Northumberland Tyne and Wear Foundation Trust, Newcastle Upon Tyne
  245. Melissa Lotmore, Psychologist, Great Ormond Street NHS Foundation Trust, London
  246. Allison Wright, Nurse, Sas, Glasgow
  247. Faye Ambler, Researcher, University of Leeds, Leeds
  248. Laura Ecclestone, Lead for Eating Difficulties, Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Nottingham
  249. Jamie Chapman, Senior Lecturer, University of Bath, Bath
  250. Simon Brown, Chairman, PEDS (Personalised Eating Disorder Support), Woodhurst
  251. Sabine Landau, Professor of Practice in Biostatistics, King's College London, London
  252. Yufei Jin, PhD Student, University of Bristol, Bristol
  253. Daniel Magson, CEO, First Steps ED, Derby
  254. Jemma Akers-Jacklin, Scunthorpe
  255. David Boone, CIT Officer, Jackson State Comm College Police, Jackson, TN
  256. Jessica White, Assistant Psychologist, Kent and Medway All Age Eating Disorder Service, Maidstone
  257. Grace Jenkins, Dietitian, NHS, Bristol
  258. Paula Blight, CEO, SWEDA, Shepton Mallet
  259. Irena Stacevic, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Kent and Medway All Age Eating Disorder Service, Canterbury
  260. Steve Lynn, Volunteer, Glasgow
  261. Rowan Miller, Development Director, REDCAN, Bristol
  262. Sarah Cletheroe, Student
  263. Alice Garrood, Research Fellow, University of Exeter, Exeter
  264. Julie Evans, Principal Clinical Psychologist, North London NHS Foundation Trust, London
  265. Lucie Turner, Research fellow, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto
  266. Anne Fry, Chief Executive, Eating Distress North East, Newcastle
  267. Bessie Norman, Administrator, University of Lincoln, Lincoln
  268. Sophie Lee, Student, University of Lincoln, Lincoln
  269. Molly Griggs, Restaurant Manager, Pizza Express, Lincoln
  270. Sam Philpott, Accountant, York
  271. Isabella Searle, Mental Health Recovery Worker, West Sussex
  272. Rachel Smeeth, Carer, London
  273. Marcell Völler, Researcher, Maastricht University, Maastricht
  274. Gaby Dennis, Student, University of Lincoln, Lincoln
  275. Kira, Student, University of Lincoln, Lincoln
  276. Luke Tacconelli, PhD student, University of Lincoln, Lincoln
  277. Tiffany Luxford, Student, Kings College London, London
  278. Molly Forbes, Executive Director, The Body Happy Organisation, Exeter
  279. Clare McCoubrey, Lived Experience and Doctor, Swansea
  280. Johanna Wymer, Nurse, UCLH, London
  281. Ulrike Schmidt, Professor of Eating Disorders, King's College London, London
  282. S,RICHARD'S, IT Server Analysis, RR, Derbyshire
  283. Niki Theodoulidis, Peer Support Worker (Eating Disorders), NHS - NLFT, London
  284. Emily Wootton, Dietetic Assistant, North London Foundation Trust, London
  285. Rebecca Nicholls-Clow, PhD researcher, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield
  286. Amy Brown, Psychologist, Sussex Partnership NHS Trust, Hove
  287. Jay Sharman, Senior HCA, SEDS, Worthing
  288. Dr Bradley Peet, Psychiatrist, Sussex Partnership NHS trust, Brighton
  289. Millie ohara, Support worker, Derby
  290. Heather Westwood, Clinical Psychologist, NHS Lothian, Edinburgh
  291. Michelle Maguire, Occupational Therapist, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Haywards Heath
  292. DR CAROLINE HAIG, Clinical psychologist, NHS, Brighton
  293. Rachel Bright, Psychologist, Sussex Partnership, Lancing
  294. S.Royal, Engineering, Welder/Fab, DERBY
  295. Karri Gillespie-Smith, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, EDAC, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh
  296. Tvisha Niyarepola, Support worker, dimensions, london
  297. Anna Kalyta-Spawton, Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner, Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Nottingham
  298. JESSICA BEARD, CBT-T practitioner, SYEDA, Sheffield
  299. Claire Taranaski, Senior Administrator, SYEDA, Sheffield
  300. Sophie O'Horan, Comms, South Yorkshire Eating Disorder Association, Sheffield
  301. Katie Mannion, Counsellor, SYEDA, Sheffield
  302. Faye Barsby, Counsellor & Psychotherapist, SYEDA, Sheffield
  303. Isabelle Bird, CBT-T and CBT-AN-20 Practitioner, South Yorkshire Eating Disorders Association, Sheffield and Barnsley
  304. Betty Smith, Eating disorder practitioner and counsellor, SYEDA, SHEFFIELD
  305. Steven Voy, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, NHS Fife, Edinburgh
  306. Jordan Behnam, Senior Counselling Psychologist, NHS - North London FoundationTrust, London
  307. Marina Nikolopoulos, Practice Manager, VetsforPets, Manchester
  308. Kirsty Armstrong, Training and Education Coordinator, South Yorkshire Eating Disorder Association (SYEDA), Sheffield
  309. Amelia, Senior Assistant Psychologist, NHS, Sussex
  310. Anandini Rathore, Undergraduate Research Assistant, King’s College London, London
  311. Danielle Glennon, Consultant Psychotherapist, South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London
  312. Catherine Birtwell, Cognitive Behavioural Therapist, Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust, Bournemouth
  313. Katy Smith, Family Ambassador, NHS, Chorleywood
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