Petition · Department of Health and Social Care
Review treatment of ARFID and access to NHS eating disorder services
Closed
249 signatures
What the petition asks
In many cases, support from NHS eating disorder services is not given to people with ARFID. We think this support is crucial and should be mandatory. If left untreated, ARFID can be life threatening. People can miss out on education and life events, and can lack energy to do basic daily activities.
I was diagnosed with ARFID when I was a teen. I was dismissed from the eating disorder team due to them not treating ARFID (an eating disorder). My BMI reached 13.9 and I was in and out of hospital. Due to not getting the support I needed while growing up the effects it had on me were iron deficiency anaemia, other vitamin deficiencies and borderline bone density. I am very lucky to be alive but I still face struggles and cannot get adequate support on the NHS.
Timeline
| 31 Oct 2025 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 30 Apr 2026 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
249
Status
Closed
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
31 Oct 2025
Closed
30 Apr 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 27 Jul 2026.