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Community Health

January Bulletin

The latest Community Health Bulletin is ready for you to view at  https://www.evidentlybetter.org/community-bulletin/2026/01/27-january-2026/

In this edition:

  • Eating disorder services for children and young people: National guidance
  • Lost in my own city: Life after prison
  • Health Inequalities Briefing Pack: What is it and how should we use it?
  • Life-saving Jess’s Rule to be advertised in every GP surgery
  • Digital harms are a modern determinant of health – and a population health issue
  • Amend regulations to support the supply and deployment of vaccines
  • Plus much more
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NHS providing training to spot early signs of eating disorders

New guidance for professionals working with children

The NHS has launched new national guidance and training to help teachers, GPs, and school nurses identify early signs of eating disorders in children and young people. This follows a significant rise in demand for specialist eating disorder services, with cases increasing from 8,034 in 2019/20 to 11,174 in 2024/25.

A key change in the guidance is a move away from relying on BMI thresholds, which NHS England now considers outdated and potentially unsafe. Instead, professionals are advised to look at behaviour changes, eating patterns, rapid weight loss, psychological distress, and family concerns to support early intervention. [nationalhe…cutive.com]

The new online training, developed with the charity Beat and the Royal College of Psychiatrists, will help staff outside specialist services recognise warning signs and understand referral routes. Every area in England now has access to specialist children’s eating disorder services, and the average treatment wait time is around three weeks from referral.

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Eating Disorder Bulletin

June 2025

This months bulletin covers a general overview of eating disorder research, along with specific evidence relating to:

-Anorexia Nervosa

-Binge Eating

-ARFID (avoidant restrictive food intake disorder)

-Co-morbidities

-Child/adolescent eating disorder research

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