Eating disorder treatment

​​​​Request ​​714949422

Please can I request the following information about eating disorder treatment and referrals from 1 January 2020 to the present:

1. The number of individuals diagnosed with an eating disorder in Jersey, broken down by year and age group.

2. The number of individuals referred off-island for eating disorder treatment, broken down by year and age group.

3. The total cost to the Government of Jersey for off-island eating disorder treatment for each year.

Response

1

As noted in a Freedom of Information response published to www.g​ov.je ​in February 2024, it is not possible to provide figures for the number of people diagnosed with an eating disorder each year, as details of date of diagnosis for those under the care of the service are not available to report from a central record, though this information will be documented within an individual’s care records. As records are not held in a format that allows for the requested information to be discerned without manual interrogation, and as examining the individual records of all service users across the timeframe to identify the information would exceed the timescales prescribed in the Freedom of Information (Costs) (Jersey) Regulations 2014, Article 16 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 has been applied.

Annual figures for those accessing treatment for eating disorders through the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) in 2020 can be found in the Freedom of Information response linked below:

gov.je/government/freedomofinformation/pages/foi.aspx?ReportID=4568

Additionally, snapshot caseload figures for prior years have been provided in previous Freedom of Information responses, including the February 2024 response referenced above. Links are provided below to relevant published data:

gov.je/government/freedomofinformation/pages/foi.aspx?ReportID=7166

gov.je/government/freedomofinformation/pages/foi.aspx?ReportID=6866

As of the end of June 2025, the number of patients with an open involvement within the CarePartner client record system for the Eating Disorder Pathway of Care is as follows:

These figures will not include those who have received care and are now closed to the service (historic input), or those who have been diagnosed privately or in other jurisdictions and are not yet known / not open to the service, including those who have arrived in Jersey with a diagnosis who have never been referred for care.

2 and 3

In 2022, a new process was established for the authorisation, monitoring and review of all off-island placements. Prior to 2022, records for off-island placement were not split by diagnosis type, and it is not possible to report the number of people treated specifically for eating disorders in 2020 and 2021, nor the associated costs. 

Total off-island mental health placement numbers and costs for 2020 and 2021 can be found in the Freedom of Information responses linked below:

gov.je/government/freedomofinformation/pages/foi.aspx?ReportID=7838​

gov.je/government/freedomofinformation/pages/foi.aspx?ReportID=6292

8 individuals have been treated off-island for eating disorders from 2022. As numbers are small, a breakdown by year of referral or age group cannot be provided, as individuals may be identifiable. Article 25 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 has been applied to protect the privacy of individuals.

Fewer than five people have been treated in an off-island placement from January 2025 to June 2025, with running costs calculated at £537,183.

Articles applied

Article 16      A scheduled public authority may refuse to supply information if cost excessive

(1) A scheduled public authority that has been requested to supply information may refuse to supply the information if it estimates that the cost of doing so would exceed an amount determined in the manner prescribed by Regulations.

Article 25 - Personal information

(1) Information is absolutely exempt information if it constitutes personal data of which the applicant is the data subject as defined in the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2018.

(2) Information is absolutely exempt information if –

(a) it constitutes personal data of which the applicant is not the data subject as defined in the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2018; and

(b) its supply to a member of the public would contravene any of the data protection principles, as defined in that Law.​