National Audit of Eating Disorders Service Mapping Report 2025

Summary

The National Audit of Eating Disorders (NAED) is commissioned by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) and funded by NHS England as part of the National Clinical Audit and Patient Outcomes Programme. In 2025 the NAED team conducted a comprehensive mapping of eating disorder service provision across England. This report provides an in-depth overview of NHS-funded and independent sector services for children, young people, and adults.

Content

Key findings in the report include:

• Nationally, adult community teams have 1.89 people on their caseload for every 1 patient open to children and young people (CYP) teams. This means adult community teams face an 89% higher demand.
• The national median wait for CYP community care is 14 days for assessment and 4 days for treatment, with waiting times of up to 450 days.
• The national median wait for adult community care is 28 days for assessment and 42 days for treatment, with waiting times of up to 700 days.
• 15% of community adult teams accept self-referrals compared to 62% of CYP teams.