Ministers must show that care and research for these neglected patients is a priority.
by Helen Morgan
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It has taken 33 months and five health secretaries for the government to get into a position to launch its long-anticipated cross-government delivery plan for chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS).
The plan was announced in May 2022 by Sajid Javid and aims to boost research, improve attitudes and better the lives of people with myalgic encephalopathy (ME), as it is also known. It is due to be published in March but has faced a setback with the minister responsible, Andrew Gwynne, sacked for a series of unacceptable WhatsApp messages.
People with ME are now looking to Ashley Dalton, Gwynne’s replacement, to provide much-needed reassurance that the plan will be a ministerial priority.