Personalised Eating Disorder Support · Built by Quematics
A calm home for the work that doesn't show up in a session count.
Advocacy Log
Quickly capture advocacy and coordination contacts — the calls, meetings and liaison that keep people supported between sessions.
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Record what patients tell you about their care — quick to capture, structured for reporting, and kept to a local reference rather than names.
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Funding & Grant Intelligence
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ICB & Compliance
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough ICB priorities and VCSE strategy updates — and what each means for PEDS commissioning and reporting.
📋 C&P ICB strategic priorities 2025/26
Priority 4: early intervention and prevention for mental health and wellbeing — directly commissions PEDS-type services.
VCSE Steering Group established — aligning support and collaboration for 2025/26.
Combined Impact Assessment introduced — VCSE input required on all new initiatives.
Core20PLUS5 directive active — targeting mental health access inequalities.
Eating disorders named in 2025/26 operational planning as a CYP mental health priority.
ICB restructure effective April 2026 — new governance, new website.
🔗 VCSE Strategy 2025–27 — key changes
Annual MoU review between VSN and ICB — PEDS should be named as a key provider.
Recurrent investment business case required for VSN infrastructure — PEDS data supports this.
Standard reimbursement for VCSE participation — time and expenses now recognised.
Social Return on Investment framework in development — EDE-Q, GAD7, PHQ9 outcomes directly relevant.
Consortia development promoted — PEDS university partnerships (Cambridge, ARU) align.
NHS Quality Development Tool to be used for annual VCSE impact review.
📊 What this means for PEDS reporting
ICB expects validated outcome measures — GAD7, PHQ9 and EDE-Q all qualify.
Equity reporting required — PEDS demographic data maps to Core20PLUS5.
Waiting-time data required — avg 37.67 days (improved from 50) to report against ICB targets.
96K interactions evidence reach beyond clinical sessions — valuable for population-health reports.
🏥 NHS England operational requirements (2026)
Jan 2026: NHS England published new eating disorder guidance — the first major overhaul since 2015.
£106m confirmed for children's ED services (2024/25); ICBs directed to improve access.
Performance is monitored through SNOMED-coded submissions to the national mental health dataset — data quality is a national focus.
VCSE named a key delivery partner for early identification, referral and psychoeducation.
Free digital training commissioned from Beat and the RCPsych; Young Futures Hubs rolling out.
NHS App and digital-first approaches required in commissioning plans from 2026/27.
Latest sector news
NHS England · Jan 2026
New eating disorder guidance — first major overhaul since 2015
NHS England published updated CYP commissioning guidance, plus free training for teachers, GPs and school nurses via Beat and the RCPsych. CYP starting treatment is up almost 40% since the pandemic.
Nuffield Trust · May 2026
Waiting lists outpacing treatment starts
Latest data shows routine referrals waiting (3,868) exceed those started (2,669). Progress is tracked through SNOMED-coded national reporting, where data quality is flagged as a live issue.
Beat · 2026
A postcode lottery on waiting times
Beat warns access still varies sharply by area, and it takes nearly three years on average before someone recognises they have an eating disorder and sees a GP — underlining the case for local early support.
House of Commons Library · 2026
£106m for eating disorder services; Young Futures Hubs rolling out
Government confirmed £106m for children's ED services (2024/25) and open-access Young Futures Hubs in every community, with ICBs directed to improve access — reinforcing PEDS's commissioning case.
Support Cambridgeshire · 2025–27
C&P ICS VCSE Strategy Action Plan 2025–27
New investment and partnership commitments: greater VCSE collaboration, co-design of services, and social return on investment frameworks — directly relevant to PEDS's local position.