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(4) what assessment she has made of the contribution made by specialist myalgic encephalomyelitis and encephalopathy services to the public and patient involvement initiative.
(4) what assessment she has made of the contribution made by specialist myalgic encephalomyelitis and encephalopathy services to the public and patient involvement initiative.
(3) what assessment she has made of (a) the impact of any reduction in myalgic encephalomyelitis and encephalopathy (ME) services on the continued viability of whole service provision to people with ME and (b) the availability of other treatments by non-specialists to mitigate such reductions;
(3) what assessment she has made of (a) the impact of any reduction in myalgic encephalomyelitis and encephalopathy (ME) services on the continued viability of whole service provision to people with ME and (b) the availability of other treatments by non-specialists to mitigate such reductions;
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what her policy is on the future provision of specialist myalgic encephalomyelitis and encephalopathy services by primary care trusts;
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what her policy is on the future provision of specialist myalgic encephalomyelitis and encephalopathy services by primary care trusts;
(2) whether funding for specialist myalgic encephalomyelitis and encephalopathy (ME) services is contained within the baseline budgets of primary care trusts; and what assessment she has made of the impact of the forthcoming restructuring of primary care trusts on the continued funding for specialist ME services;
(2) whether funding for specialist myalgic encephalomyelitis and encephalopathy (ME) services is contained within the baseline budgets of primary care trusts; and what assessment she has made of the impact of the forthcoming restructuring of primary care trusts on the continued funding for specialist ME services;
That this House congratulates the charity Action for ME on a successful Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Encephalopathy (ME) Awareness Week, which this year ran from 8th to 14th May; notes that there are 240,000 people in the UK with ME, and that a recent survey by Action for ME has estimated that 55,000 of these people are so severely affected by the illness that they are either bed-bound or house-bound; is concerned that the survey also suggests that 77 per cent. of the total 240,000 people in the UK with ME have lost their jobs because of the illness, with a cost to the nation of ??6.4 billion a year; believes that there needs to be greater understanding of the illness if it is to be properly combated; and congratulates Action for ME on all the positive work they have done to raise awareness about this illness and to increase funding for research.
That this House congratulates the charity Action for ME on a successful Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Encephalopathy (ME) Awareness Week, which this year ran from 8th to 14th May; notes that there are 240,000 people in the UK with ME, and that a recent survey by Action for ME has estimated that 55,000...
That this House notes that 2005 is the 50th anniversary of the first description in medical literature of the illness myalgic encephalopathy/encephalomyelitis (ME); is concerned by the subsequent lack of scientific research into the illness during that time, which has been a cause of distress to the quarter million ME sufferers in the UK; reminds the Government of the study, ME: Cost to the Nation, that put the annual economic cost of ME at ??3.5 billion; is dismayed to learn that one of the few contemporary scientific studies into the causes of this illness, carried out at Glasgow University, is under threat from lack of funds; and calls on the Government to provide the necessary funds to secure and promote this and other studies into the cause and treatment of ME.
That this House notes that 2005 is the 50th anniversary of the first description in medical literature of the illness myalgic encephalopathy/encephalomyelitis (ME); is concerned by the subsequent lack of scientific research into the illness during that time, which has been a cause of distress to the quarter million ME...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his most recent estimate is of the incidence of chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (a) in England and (b) in Worcestershire. - The Department does not hold the information requested.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his most recent estimate is of the incidence of chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (a) in England and (b) in Worcestershire. - The Department does not hold the information requested.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement about the eligibility of sufferers of ME for incapacity benefit.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement about the eligibility of sufferers of ME for incapacity benefit.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what experiments are taking place on young patients suffering from ME/CFS; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what experiments are taking place on young patients suffering from ME/CFS; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department is (a) undertaking and (b) funding into the causes of ME/CFS; and what assessment he has made of the prospects for the success of such research. - Including figures.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department is (a) undertaking and (b) funding into the causes of ME/CFS; and what assessment he has made of the prospects for the success of such research. - Including figures.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on his policy on the treatment of ME/CFS in young people and the principle of parental consent to their removal from their home for such treatment; if he will make a statement on the provision of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on his policy on the treatment of ME/CFS in young people and the principle of parental consent to their removal from their home for such treatment; if he will make a statement on the provision of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department provides to social service departments on parental consent to the removal of young people from their home for treatment for ME/CFS. - Inc ref to "Working Together under the Children Act 1989 - a guide to inter-agency co-operation...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department provides to social service departments on parental consent to the removal of young people from their home for treatment for ME/CFS. - Inc ref to "Working Together under the Children Act 1989 - a guide to inter-agency co-operation...
That this House notes that 10th to 17th May was Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) Awareness Week; recognises the often severe difficulties faced by ME sufferers, their carers and their families; notes with concern that between 1996 and 1998 no resources were allocated by the Department of Health or the Medical Research Council to investigate the physical causes of ME; and calls on the Secretary of State for Health to propose measures to increase awareness and understanding amongst health care professionals and the general public to support research, and to provide care and support for ME suffers, their carers and their families.
That this House notes that 10th to 17th May was Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) Awareness Week; recognises the often severe difficulties faced by ME sufferers, their carers and their families; notes with concern that between 1996 and 1998 no resources were allocated by the Department of Health or the Medical Research...
That this House fully acknowledges the seriousness and extent of chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalitis in the United Kingdom; and calls on the Secretary of State for Health for further measures to promote understanding of chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalitis amongst the medical profession ensuring patients receive the full support and respect they deserve and to commit further support for the Myalgic Encephalitis Association and other patient organisations that are supporting those affected by chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalitis.
That this House fully acknowledges the seriousness and extent of chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalitis in the United Kingdom; and calls on the Secretary of State for Health for further measures to promote understanding of chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalitis amongst the medical profession ensuring patients receive the full support and respect...
What steps he will take to ensure that those claimants for the new incapacity benefit who suffer from diseases with cyclical patterns such as ME are not disadvantaged by the objective medical test for the benefit.
What steps he will take to ensure that those claimants for the new incapacity benefit who suffer from diseases with cyclical patterns such as ME are not disadvantaged by the objective medical test for the benefit.
Business question on effect of benefits review on myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) sufferers.
Business question on effect of benefits review on myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) sufferers.