00:01Londoners with eating disorders have launched a petition calling for a dedicated national strategy,
00:07saying care is often inadequate and earlier intervention is critical.
00:11The campaign, called Dump the Scales, is calling for more investment in early intervention prevention
00:17and better training for healthcare staff.
00:20It says many patients are still not being referred quickly enough to specialist services,
00:24despite national guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.
00:29Which says clinicians should refer patients immediately to community-based eating disorder services.
00:36The Department of Health and Social Care says it is working with NHS England to strengthen community services.
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