Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 116469

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Health Services

Tabled: 27 February 2026

Answered: 16 March 2026

Named Day

Question

Tessa Munt

Liberal Democrat — Wells and Mendip Hills

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what clinical criteria are under consideration for determining eligibility for any nationally prescribed specialised service for severe or very severe ME.

Answer

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

The myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), final delivery plan, published on 22 July 2025, includes an action for the Department and NHS England to explore whether a specialised service should be prescribed by my Rt Ho...

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