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.
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on M.E. Invite Your MP to Attend November Meeting
Please invite your MP to the next APPG on ME meeting. We’re discussing diagnosis, management and the new NICE clinical guideline on ME/CFS.
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.
Early Day Motion: Researching and supporting people with long Covid-19 symptoms
Carol Monaghan has tabled an Early Day Motion that we would like you to encourage your own MPs to support. A template email is included for you to use.
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis: MEPs call for more funds for research into complex illness | 19 June 2020
“By adopting this resolution, Parliament gives voice to patients’ concerns and supports their legitimate requests for greater awareness and funding for research.”
The ME Association: We Support, Inform, Advocate and Invest in Biomedical Research | 19 May 2020
We provide support, reliable information, a voice when needed, and funding for medical research.
Stalwart champion of the ME community retires after distinguished parliamentary career | 01 May 2020
The Countess of Mar has decided to retire from the House of Lords, but will continue to work with Forward-ME.
All-Party Parliamentary Group on M.E. Invite Your MP to Attend March Meeting | 28 February 2020
Last chance to invite your MP to attend the next APPG meeting on Tuesday, 3rd March.
Statement: What’s next for the All-Party Parliamentary Group on ME? | 19 February 2020
We review what happened at the first meeting and list the MPs that attended. Biomedical research is on the agenda for the next APPG meeting in March.
Severe ME Day: A Call to Act with Truth and Integrity by Greg Crowhurst | 08 August 2019
The impact of these last three decades of attempts to bury the serious disease M.E. under a sea of unrelated and vague “fatigue conditions” has been catastrophic for patients.