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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
Engagement with local MPs and Councillors
The team have contacted the MPs and Councillors within Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and West Berkshire (BOB…
Q&A: Health and Social Care Working Group
Why should I join the working group? The working group will help inform our work…
Integrated Specialist Services Update
We have now met with 4 of the service development leads in Wales who are working…
MEA Primary Care Guide
We are pleased to share the new MEA Primary Care Guide Infographic for ME/CFS, created…
Health and Social Care Team engage with Healthwatch
The Health and Social Care Team has informed the 9 Healthwatch organisations across BOB ICB…
Team meet with local service leaders.
Over the past couple of weeks, the Health and Social Care Team has attended meetings…
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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Engagement with local MPs and Councillors
The team have contacted the MPs and Councillors within Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and West Berkshire (BOB…
Q&A: Health and Social Care Working Group
Why should I join the working group? The working group will help inform our work…
Integrated Specialist Services Update
We have now met with 4 of the service development leads in Wales who are working…
MEA Primary Care Guide
We are pleased to share the new MEA Primary Care Guide Infographic for ME/CFS, created…
Health and Social Care Team engage with Healthwatch
The Health and Social Care Team has informed the 9 Healthwatch organisations across BOB ICB…
Team meet with local service leaders.
Over the past couple of weeks, the Health and Social Care Team has attended meetings…
“Be a part of change: Join our focus group”
We would like your feedback on the current services for ME/CFS and Long Covid in…
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,…