Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 28 June 2022

Joint Committee On Health

Resourcing and the Provision of Services at the Linn Dara CAMHS Unit: Discussion

Mr. Jim Ryan:

Looking back over the last four or five years, the development of the eating disorder service in Linn Dara has been in response to the increased demand that there is for services. I have been involved in the service for more than ten years. We had very little services ten to 12 years ago. What we are seeing now is a response to that. The challenge is that there has been a very significant increase in demand over the last few years, as Dr. Doody mentioned earlier. We are running to catch up. A few years ago there was significant criticism of the practice of transferring young people abroad for the treatment of eating disorders, in particular. I do not think anybody has been treated abroad in the last three years, which is a significant improvement. That does not mean we are meeting the demand that is there at the moment. Dr. Doody might speak to that issue. It is about the journey we are on, particularly in relation to community care for patients with eating disorders and inpatient care. Perhaps Dr. Doody wants to add to that.

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