Post-Covid Syndrome

ME charity adviser says Scotland lags behind rest of UK in providing help for long Covid patients

“We do know long Covid does not stop at the Scottish border. We need specialist clinics to get diagnostics in place and see if and how we can treat people.” Dr Charles Shepherd.

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“We do know long Covid does not stop at the Scottish border. We need specialist clinics to get diagnostics in place and see if and how we can treat people.” Dr Charles Shepherd.

News & Comment: The Long-Covid Crisis and £10 million on NHS Specialist Clinics for Post-Covid Sufferers

The ME Association appeared in several media publications at the weekend sharing opinion about Long-Covid and the proposed new specialist clinics.

News & Comment: The Long-Covid Crisis and £10 million on NHS Specialist Clinics for Post-Covid Sufferers Read More »

The ME Association appeared in several media publications at the weekend sharing opinion about Long-Covid and the proposed new specialist clinics.

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.

ME Association Statement on the NICE clinical guideline for ME/CFS and the NICE guideline for Post/Long Covid-19 Read More »

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.

NHS England & Department of Health and Social Care Dismiss Concerns about Graded Exercise and Post-Covid Illness Management

The responses from Chris Whitty at the Department of Health and Social Care and Stephen Powis at NHS England to ME Association concerns, were very disappointing.

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The responses from Chris Whitty at the Department of Health and Social Care and Stephen Powis at NHS England to ME Association concerns, were very disappointing.

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.

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“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.

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.

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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.

NICE cautions against using graded exercise therapy for patients recovering from COVID-19

GET may not be suitable for treating post-covid syndrome according to NICE. This BMJ article explores the issue with comment from Prof. Paul Garner.

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GET may not be suitable for treating post-covid syndrome according to NICE. This BMJ article explores the issue with comment from Prof. Paul Garner.

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