Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:41 pm on 13 June 2023.
James Evans
Conservative
1:41,
13 June 2023
First Minister, residents in my Constituency and across Wales are having to leave the country to access specialist eating disorder services. The charity Beat has called on the Welsh Government to ensure there is specialist treatment at the earliest opportunity. A Welsh Government spokesperson said you were working with NHS Wales to scope the feasibility of a specialist eating disorder unit here in Wales. I'd like to associate myself with the comments of your backbench Member Sarah Murphy, who has said that we need timescales of when this is going to be delivered. So, First Minister, can you confirm today what progress you have made on this? And when are we going to have a specialist eating disorder service centre here in Wales to serve those people who need it?
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