ME/CFS: Health Services
Lords · Question HL54 · 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 interim measures they plan to put in place to support people with severe and very severe myalgic encephalomyelitis following the delay to the establishment of specialist services.
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...