Written questions

ME/CFS: Dietetics

Lords · Question HL12373 · Tabled 26 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 12 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Baroness Scott of Needham Market

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the availability of dietitians with a special interest in chronic fatigue syndrome, and how many of those dietitians there are in England.

Answer

Answered by Baroness Merron, 12 Dec 2025

The Department does not hold information on the number of dieticians who hold specialist knowledge or experience relating to chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS).NHS England publishes monthly Hospital and Community Health Services workforce statistics, with the...