Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 72044

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 9 September 2025

Question

Tom Morrison

Liberal DemocratCheadle

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made a recent estimate of the potential impact of Myalgic encephalomyelitis on the economy.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
We recognise the negative impact that myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) has on patients and their loved ones, and also the cost to health and care services and the wider economy through, for example, loss of work and an increased...

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