Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 1395

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Health Services

Tabled: 23 July 2024
Answered: 25 July 2024

Question

Sonia Kumar

LabourDudley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve (a) diagnosis, (b) treatment and (c) awareness of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) in the NHS.

Answer

The Department, through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), provides funding for research projects which aim to understand the underlying causes of myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), and fin...

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