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The minister says we can always look to get better still and ensure we are doing all we can to support those with an eating disorder.

Mr Hepburn finishes by thanking Dennis Robertson again.

The health improvement minister says there has been a dramatic increase in the numbers being seen by CAMHS services.

Mr Robertson intervenes to say that since the guidance was issued several young people have died since then and the implementation of the guidance is not universal.

Mr Hepburn says the government expects health boards to implement it.

Mr Hepburn pays tribute to all the medical staff and volunteers and all the people who help to tackle this potentially life threatening illness.

The mental health minister says he wants to stress the government's commitment to improving the treatment of those with eating disorders.

Health Improvement and Mental Health Minister Jamie Hepburn congratulates Denis Robertson for securing this debate, we all know of his personal interest in the matter and of his brave voice as Mr Chisholm said.

Eating Disorders Awareness Week is a chance to raise awareness and understanding of eating disorders, challenge stereotypes and stigmas and raise funds for Beat, external.

Beat is the UK's leading charity supporting anyone affected by eating disorders or difficulties with food, weight and shape.

This year we will again be running our Sock it to Eating Disorders fundraising event, where we ask the nation to put on silly socks and donate £1 to Beat.

SNP MSP Mark Macdonald focuses his comments around diabetes and eating disorders.

Mr Macdonald says it is not enough to just focus on the issue on educating individuals on insulin use, as you are dealing with people who know all about using insulin and how to use it to manipulate their weight.

The three most common types of eating disorder:

Anorexia Nervosa

This involves starving the body or taking measures to keep weight as low as possible.

Bulimia Nervosa

This is when someone is trapped in a cycle of binge eating and then deliberately being sick or using laxatives to get rid of the food they've eaten.

Compulsive Eating

Like bulimia sufferers, compulsive eaters gorge on excessive quantities of food, even when they're not hungry. However, they do not purge themselves.

Labour MSP Rhoda Grant praises Mr Robertson's courage in pursuing the campaign on eating disorders.

Ms Grant says there needs to be more understanding of the causes of eating disorders as well as improving the treatment.

Mr Robertson's motion says eating disorders are recognised as mental health conditions.

It highlights the serious conditions that can be associated with such disorders, including other mental health conditions, osteoporosis, type 1 diabetes, anaemia, low blood pressure and organ failure.

In the motion he says people are still dying from these disorder and there can still be imperfections in the communication between clinicians and families.

The SNP MSP commends the organisations in Aberdeenshire West and throughout the country that are playing a part in raising awareness and providing support to people with eating disorders, and welcomes what he considers the continued engagement and support from the Scottish Government.

Dennis Robertson MSP will host a reception later this evening in the Scottish Parliament which will highlight the link between eating disorders and diabetes.

The discussion will include presentations by survivor and campaigner Sarah Caltieri; founder of the organisation Diabetics with Eating Disorders (DWED), external Jacqueline Allan; psychiatrist and eating disorder specialist Jane Morris; endocrine consultant Dr Fiona Green, and the Minister for Sport, Health Improvement and Mental Health Jamie Hepburn MSP.

SNP MSP Christian Allard, a close colleague of Mr Robertson in the North East, says as "the man, behind the man, behind the dog" he wants to say that those in working in the field of eating disorders have a great admiration for Dennis Robertson.

It's important to realise what Dennis has done in the last four years, says Mr Allard.

He is a leading figure in the fight against the disease.

Labour MSP Malcolm Chisholm praises Dennis Robertson on his dedication to campaigning against eating disorders.

Mr Chisholm thanks him for his resolute campaigning and says he has been a brave voice in making this argument.

Mr Robertson says NHS Grampian would be a service exemplar if the community service support was there to complement the hospital service.

He says we have got better at treating eating disorders, with psychiatry improving and more people using the Marzipan Code of Practice.

The SNP MSP says it is estimated eating disorders cost £7-8bn each year and calls for more funding.

The SNP MSP says: "The chamber is well aware of my own story and it's with sadness I recall the fact Caroline died four years ago, tomorrow."

On the anniversary of his daughter's death he asks himself why and he says he thinks he knows the answer..."it happened because it happened".

Mr Robertson says it was not because there was no intervention, but perhaps the wrong intervention.

The communication between clinician, parents and patient is still not at a level to ensure a young person gets the care they need.

Mr Robertson says it would appear that those with diabetes and eating disorders still don't have a recognised diagnosis with no medical condition attached to this.

Mr Robertson says someone had told him things only change "death by death".

He says he hopes things will change "raising awareness, by awareness, by awareness".

Last year saw the first ever eating disorder conference at this parliament, which was well attended says the West Aberdeenshire MSP.

SNP MSP Dennis Robertson welcomes members from Diabetics with Eating Disorders, external to the gallery.

Mr Robertson says we still need to continue raising the awareness for people with eating disorders, within the medical profession.

Dennis Robertson's 18-year-old daughter Caroline died in 2011 after suffering from the condition for five years.

The SNP MSP has called for greater awareness among GPs and medical professionals to enable sufferers to be diagnosed and treated earlier.