ME/CFS: Health Services
Lords · Question HL55 · Tabled 13 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Baroness Scott of Needham Market
To ask His Majesty's Government what guidance they have issued to integrated care boards about commissioning appropriate provision for patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome before specialist services are established.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Merron, 8 Jun 2026
Officials in the Department and NHS England, together with stakeholders, are currently considering interim measures to support patients with very severe myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). This is ahead of my Rt Hon. Friend, the S...