Ignoring the Alarms follow-up: Too many avoidable deaths from eating disorders

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Contents

Committee information

Summary

1 Introduction: The PHSO report and our inquiry

Ignoring the Alarms

The Ombudsman and our inquiry

2 Training of doctors and other medical professionals

Background to the recommendation

Progress made on the recommendation

The General Medical Council’s review

The MARSIPAN guidelines

3 The quality and availability of adult services, and the transition from child to adult services

Background to the recommendation

Progress made on the recommendation

Prevalence of eating disorders

4 Coordination of services

Background to the recommendation

Progress on the recommendation

5 Using training to address gaps in provision of eating disorder specialists

Background to the recommendation

Progress on the recommendation

6 Improving investigation and learning, in particular from serious incident investigations

Background to the recommendation

Progress on the recommendation

Health Service Safety Investigations

7 Final conclusions and recommendations

Conclusions and recommendations

Formal minutes

Witnesses

Published written evidence

List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament

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Published: 18 June 2019