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
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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
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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
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