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Eating disorders: Doctors and patients left in “nightmare situation” amid long waits, unsafe care, and preventable deaths (BMJ, 11 September 2026)

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Despite having some of the highest death rates of any psychiatric condition, patients with eating disorders are being failed by a system that can’t cope with surging demand. In this BMJ feature, Emma Wilkinson looks at the state of services.

Eating disorders: Doctors and patients left in “nightmare situation” amid long waits, unsafe care, a… https://www.bmj.com/content/394/bmj-2026-100634.full
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