Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 10996
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Research
Tabled: 24 October 2024
Answered: 30 October 2024
Named DayQuestion
Tessa Munt
Liberal Democrat — Wells and Mendip Hills
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of ring-fencing biomedical research funding for ME.
Answer
No assessment has been made on the impact of myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), and long COVID on economic growth. However, the Government recognises that long-term sickness continues to be the most common reason f...
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