Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 16892
ME/CFS: Health Services
Tabled: 8 July 2026
Answered: 16 July 2026
Question
Sir Julian Smith
Conservative — Skipton and Ripon
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of creating a specialist NHS service to support those with very severe ME.
Answer
Mrs Sharon HodgsonThe Department, together with NHS England, has developed an e-learning programme to help support healthcare professionals in the treatment and care of patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). The programme consists of fou...
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