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ME/CFS: Health Services

Commons · Question 8477 · Tabled 10 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 22 Oct 2024

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Asked by Ben Spencer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence on reviewing guidance for the (a) diagnosis, (b) care and (b) treatment of myalgic encephalomyelitis or chr

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 22 Oct 2024

We have had no discussions with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) on reviewing its guidance for the diagnosis, care, and treatment of myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS).The NICE develops i...