Written questions

ME/CFS: Health Services

Commons · Question 10995 · Tabled 24 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 30 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by Tessa Munt

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the delivery plan for ME/CFS will include measures to improve the safety of NHS care for patients with ME.

Answer

Answered by Andrew Gwynne, 30 Oct 2024

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...