A peer support service for people struggling with eating disorders has been hailed as a “game changer” by Minister Sarah Murphy.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board’s Specialist Eating Disorders Service (SEDS) is providing early intervention support, including innovative peer support from those with lived experience of eating disorders.

The programme, expanded with Welsh Government funding, accepts primary care referrals and supports people across all risk levels. It includes peer support for both individuals and their carers. It is hoped the successful model can be expanded across Wales.

Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing, Sarah Murphy, who has previously spoken about her own personal experience of an eating disorder, praised the programme as a vital tool in early intervention services available to people in Wales.