Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 55862

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Health Services

Tabled: 30 May 2025
Answered: 5 June 2025
Named Day

Question

Alison Hume

LabourScarborough and Whitby

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is he taking to help ensure that the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis are followed by NHS staff.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines are not mandatory, but the Government does expect healthcare commissioners to take the guidelines fully into account when designing services to meet the needs of their local population, a...

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