ME/CFS: Health Services
Commons · Question 115 · Tabled 17 Jul 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 24 Jul 2024
Question
Asked by Rupa Huq
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to improve support for people with myalgic encephalomyelitis.
Answer
Answered by Andrew Gwynne, 24 Jul 2024
Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning specialist myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), services that meet the needs of their population, subject to local prioritisation and funding. The proce...