Written question asked by Countess of Mar (Crossbench), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Baroness Thornton (Labour) on Wednesday, 16 December 2009.

Health: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis

Question: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ Myalgic Encephalomyelitis service at the Royal Free Hospital has been instructed to return all CFS/ME patients to community mental health teams in Camden, Islington, Haringey and Enfield; whether the community teams have the resources to treat those patients; whether the action is in line with the report to the Chief Medical Officer on ME/CFS of 2002 or NICE guidelines on ME/CFS; and what action they propose to take to ensure ME/CFS patients are treated in accordance with current guidance.

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