Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 98449

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Health Services

Tabled: 9 December 2025
Answered: 5 January 2026

Question

Max Wilkinson

Liberal DemocratCheltenham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has considered guarantees on specialist care provision for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) and very severe ME.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
The commissioning of myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), services is the responsibility of local integrated care boards, based on the needs of their local population.The final delivery plan on ME/CFS, which we publi...

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