ALMOST three-quarters of children in South Yorkshire who need eating disorder treatment are waiting too long to access care following a referral, new figures show.
NHS England figures show around 105 children and young people across the county were waiting to access eating disorder treatment as of the end of December.
Its guidance says under 19s with an urgent eating disorder referral should receive treatment within one week, while this rises to four weeks for routine ones.
In South Yorkshire, around 75 children and young people with a routine referral had been waiting longer than the recommended time.
It meant 71 per cent of children and young people yet to receive support were waiting too long for treatment.
