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“People with ME/CFS need the same access to healthcare and support as other NHS patients that is commensurate with the severity of their illness.”
NICE Guidelines 2021
Health and Social Care Team meet with NHS ME/CFS and Long Covid services: A Meeting Overview.
Lucy led a meeting with an NHS Trust on Wednesday. Two clinical leads who work…
Parliamentary Question: ME/CFS: SNOMED CT classification system in primary care
On the 13th of November 2024, Karin Smyth (Labour, Bristol South) answered a parliamentary question…
Nursing Times: Why more nurses are needed in ME and long Covid services
Extracts While some passionate nurses are already working in – and leading – ME/CFS services,…
A change to patient documentation.
Under Karren's guidance, a patient service has effectively adopted NICE Guideline recommendations by revising their…
The Post-Covid Society
This is joint initiative between NHS England (NHSE) and the British Society of Physical and…
A great start to the working group.
Bicester ME Support group has already started recruiting members to our working group and we…
Share your experience of ME/CFS or Long Covid health and social care
Do you have any experience of health and social care in Buckinghamshire, West Berkshire, or Oxfordshire? We would like to hear your feedback whether good or bad as this helps to make informed decisions when recommending services.
This is ME
“Thank you again for your support and the information provided, knowing we have a network of such attentive and intellectual individuals really does give us the encouragement we need to work through this.”
“I just wanted to update you on my situation and send you heartfelt gratitude for all your help. Thank you so much. Without your input, I'm sure it would have been a much longer process…”
“Thank you so much for producing the hospital care pack. For those of us who have struggled to convey our needs without seeming “precious” it is extremely helpful.”
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Health and Social Care Team meet with NHS ME/CFS and Long Covid services: A Meeting Overview.
Lucy led a meeting with an NHS Trust on Wednesday. Two clinical leads who work…
Parliamentary Question: ME/CFS: SNOMED CT classification system in primary care
On the 13th of November 2024, Karin Smyth (Labour, Bristol South) answered a parliamentary question…
Nursing Times: Why more nurses are needed in ME and long Covid services
Extracts While some passionate nurses are already working in – and leading – ME/CFS services,…
A change to patient documentation.
Under Karren's guidance, a patient service has effectively adopted NICE Guideline recommendations by revising their…
The Post-Covid Society
This is joint initiative between NHS England (NHSE) and the British Society of Physical and…
A great start to the working group.
Bicester ME Support group has already started recruiting members to our working group and we…
We are looking for members to join our working group in BOB.
Charlotte reached out to support groups across BOB ICB to inform them of the aims…
BMI referral criteria
Karren was recently successful in overturning an ME/CFS specialist service's decision to restrict referral access…
Welsh Service developments
Russell met with the 2 service leads in North Wales and has an ongoing relationship…
