Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2020 to Question 12329, on Mental Health Services: Children and Young People, what the eligibility criteria are for (a) urgent and (b) routine cases.

NHS England published in 2015 the Access and Waiting Time Standard for Children and Young People with an Eating Disorder Commissioning Guide. The guidance sets out the criteria for urgent or routine referral for children and young people with eating disorders. The publication is available at the following link:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cyp-eating-disorders-access-waiting-time-standard-comm-guid.pdf