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Written question asked by Vicky Foxcroft (Labour) on Wednesday, 23 February 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 25 February 2022. It was answered by Gillian Keegan (Conservative) on Thursday, 3 March 2022 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


ME/CFS: Employment

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people who have received a diagnosis of (a) myalgic encephalomyelitis and (b) chronic fatigue syndrome are currently in employment.

Answer

Recent data from the UK Biobank suggests that there are over 250,000 people in England and Wales with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). Information on the number of people in employment with a diagnosis of ME/CFS is not held centrally.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
128372
Session
2021-22
Subjects
ME/CFS Employment
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk