The NHS is to receive an £8.5m cash investment to help improve services for patients with chronic f...
The NHS is to receive an £8.5m cash investment to help improve services for patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), also known as Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME).
CFS is a large claims area for income protection providers, with sufferers unable to return to work for long periods of time, if at all. The new funding from the Government will be used to recruit community teams to help support GPs and other health professionals.
Further education and training for healthcare professionals will also be developed.
Professor Anthony Pinching, chairman of a new implem- entation group which will oversee progress throughout the NHS, said: 'I am keenly aware of the very large gaps in service provision for CFS/ME across the country which leaves many patients, carers and frontline professionals without support or guidance. This very welcome additional funding will give local teams and patients the break that they desperately need.'
