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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure high standards of care by the NHS and other healthcare providers to those diagnosed with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure high standards of care by the NHS and other healthcare providers to those diagnosed with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis.
Services for those with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME), are commissioned locally by clinical commissioning groups (CCGs). CCGs are best placed to plan the provision of services subject to local need and ensure high standards of care are maintained.
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) publishes guidelines on best practice for the care, treatment and support of patients. NICE published its updated guideline on the diagnosis and management of CFS/ME in adults and children on 29 October 2021.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the adequacy of provision of local (a) services and (b) for people with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the adequacy of provision of local (a) services and (b) for people with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
As with the vast majority of National Health Service care, the design and delivery of services for people with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) is the responsibility of local clinical commissioning groups.
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guideline ‘Chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (or encephalopathy): Diagnosis and management of CFS/ME in adults and children’, published in 2007, sets out best practice for clinicians and commissioners in the diagnosis, treatment and support of patients with CFS/ME. The guidance can be found at the following link:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to improve free of charge information sharing between GPs and (a) clinical commissioning groups and (b) health trusts on which of their patients have ME.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to improve free of charge information sharing between GPs and (a) clinical commissioning groups and (b) health trusts on which of their patients have ME.
The commissioning of services for people with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis is a matter for local clinical commissioning groups. General practitioner (GP) Practices are required to keep adequate records of the attendance and treatment of all their patients.
Summary Care Records enable healthcare professionals working in different care settings to access an electronic summary of key information from a patient’s GP record. Currently, Summary Care Records are widely used across National Health Service urgent and emergency care. However, the Summary Care Record may also be used in planned care to provide up to date clinical information.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the medical records held by GPs on the number of patients GPs have seen who have been diagnosed with ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the medical records held by GPs on the number of patients GPs have seen who have been diagnosed with ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
Under the terms of their contract with NHS England, general practitioner practices are required to keep adequate records of the attendance and treatment of all their patients, including those who have been diagnosed with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to diagnosis and treatment for people with myalgic encephalomyelitis.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to diagnosis and treatment for people with myalgic encephalomyelitis.
In 2007 the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) produced the clinical guidance, ‘Chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (or encephalopathy): Diagnosis and management of CFS/ME in adults and children’. This guidance set out best practice on the diagnosis, treatment care and support of children and adults with CFS/ME. Information on CFS/ME diagnosis and treatment can also be accessed via the NHS Evidence and NICE Clinical Knowledge summaries websites.