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Written question asked by Countess of Mar (Crossbench), in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 18 November 2004. It was answered by Lord Sainsbury of Turville (Labour) on Thursday, 18 November 2004.


Sainsbury of Turville, Lord

Question
Whether they will give an assurance that patients who are to take part in the Medical Research Council PACE trials on chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), and fibromyalgia (FM), or who are to be referred to any of the centres for CFS, ME or FM, will not as a consequence of the psychiatric intervention involved, suffer a foreseeable deterioration in their medical condition; and whether patients who enrol for the Medical Research Council PACE trials are required to sign a statement giving consent and waiving their rights to sue for damages should any harm flow from the graded exercise component of the trials. [HL 4829;HL 4830].

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
666 c211-3WA; HL 4829;HL 4830
Session
2003-04
Subjects
Compensation Consent to medical treatment Damages ME/CFS Eligibility Medical treatments Patients Psychiatry Exercise Clinical trials Fibromyalgia