MEAW 2021: Health and Social Care Awareness Campaign
It is ME Awareness Week in May and we’ll be focusing on health and social care against the background of the new NICE clinical guideline for ME/CFS.
NICE
Parliamentary debate on Long-Covid: What should be learned from ME/CFS?
Carol Monaghan raised awareness of the similarity in symptoms and management of Long-Covid and ME/CFS in the recent debate in parliament.
Thank you for helping with our formal response to NICE!
The ME Association has submitted its formal response to NICE as part of the stakeholder consultation for the new ME/CFS clinical guideline.
ME and Post-Exertional Malaise: “It is much more than fatigue and stiffness…”
We hear from someone with severe ME who describes what Post-Exertional Malaise feels like and the measures that can help when in this situation…
Get Ready for The Big Give Christmas Appeal! It’s Only 2 Weeks Away…
In the first week of December, any donation to the Big Give Appeal will be doubled! Help us to change the medical mindset within the NHS…
BMJ: NICE backtracks on graded exercise therapy and CBT in draft revision to CFS guidance
Graded exercise therapy should no longer be offered for the treatment of ME/CFS, says NICE in its draft clinical guidelines.
What do you think about the new NICE Clinical Guideline on ME/CFS?
The NICE stakeholder consultation process begins today. You can take part and help produce the new clinical guideline on ME/CFS…
NICE Press Statement & Media Coverage of New Clinical Guideline on ME/CFS
The new NICE guideline has removed graded exercise as a recommended management option…
ME Association response to BACME Position Statement on the Management of ME/CFS
The ME Association has given a cautious welcome to the BACME position statement, but still has a number of concerns and questions.
Scottish Government Issue Caution Notice for Graded Exercise Therapy in ME/CFS & Post/Long-Covid
In an announcement that was delayed due to the pandemic, Scotland has now issued a cautionary notice on the use of GET in ME/CFS.
ME Association Statement on the NICE clinical guideline for ME/CFS and the NICE guideline for Post/Long Covid-19
In this statement we explain why we have been working to help people with Post/Long Covid and how these syndromes overlap with ME/CFS.
Forward-ME | Minutes from the Meeting 09 September with Sean O’Neill from The Times
The latest meeting including an excellent discussion with Sean O’Niell about ways in which ME might feature more often in the media.
NICE & SIGN announce latest rapid Covid-19 guideline will address Long Covid
Dr Charles Shepherd comments on the decision in England and Scotland to produce a new guideline on Post/Long-Covid Management.
Forward-ME: NICE issue clarification about new Chronic Pain Guideline & expand on statement for GET in Post-Covid-19
NICE has confirmed that the Chronic Pain Guideline and recommendations do not apply to people with a diagnosis of ME/CFS.
The Times: Warning over conflicting medical advice to coronavirus recovery patients
“The NHS is urging people to exercise at a time when many, just like people with post-viral ME, need to rest, recuperate and pace themselves,” Countess of Mar.
Now Available: The 2020 ME Association ME/CFS/PVFS Clinical and Research Guide!
It is an authoritative publication representing the most comprehensive, evidence-based summary currently available.
MEA Statement: NHS England Guidance on the Management of Post-Covid Fatigue Syndromes
The serious concerns expressed by the MEA about the Covid recovery guideline resulted in a reply from NHS England and an article in The Times newspaper.
Severe ME Week: How might healthcare be improved?
In this introduction you will find a discussion about the need for suitable healthcare. Also background about severe and very severe M.E. and the support that is available.
Clinician’s Letter to NICE Results in Statement on Graded Exercise for Post-Covid-Syndrome
In response to a letter from Drs. Shepherd and Weir, NICE produced a statement about graded exercise therapy for Post-Covid management.
BBC Spotlight: Covid-19 and Post-Viral Fatigue Syndrome with Dr Charles Shepherd
The uncertainty surrounding recovery from Covid-19 is something that we hope is being discussed within the NHS and Government, but pacing and self-management remain the only options for many people.