Her mother Fiona* said she was discharged from South Island Eating Disorder Service (SIEDS) early last year after her treatment journey came to an end. She was admitted 35 times to the emergency department and has spent 55 nights in the acute medical ward for the illness. "How much does a night at the SIEDS unit cost compared with a trip through the emergency department and two nights on the medical ward?" Hamilton said SIEDS had not declined any referrals this year, "when the main diagnosis was an eating disorder". Wellington's Central Region eating disorder service (CREDS) said discharged patients received wraparound support as they moved into the community and home.

Source: New Zealand Herald April 27, 2021 19:31 UTC