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    Valerie Eliot Smith blog (6th Sept) - 'stepping back'

    Thank you, @Trish and @MeSci for your kind comments. I very much appreciate what you have both said. I am stepping back for the reasons I...
    Post by: Valerie Eliot Smith, Sep 15, 2022 in forum: General Advocacy Discussions
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    Limitation of Consent

    Earlier discussion in this thread was focused around the fact that the Limitation of Consent form was of no use in an emergency hospital setting....
    Post by: Valerie Eliot Smith, Aug 23, 2022 in forum: Resources
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    Help with Advocating - responding to claims that ME is a psychological illness

    Page v Smith is a fairly old case. Whilst it's useful as an example in teaching a tort law course, it has little relevance in the practical...
    Post by: Valerie Eliot Smith, May 27, 2022 in forum: Advocacy Projects and Campaigns
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    Informed Consent

    Also @Sly Saint Apologies - I'm not explaining this very well. Informed consent is an issue which is raised on a regular basis in the ME patient...
    Post by: Valerie Eliot Smith, Sep 1, 2021 in forum: General Advocacy Discussions
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    Informed Consent

    @Sly Saint See edits - have tried to clarify a bit. Thanks, @Sly Saint Informed consent [ETA: or lack of it] is one aspect of medical...
    Post by: Valerie Eliot Smith, Aug 31, 2021 in forum: General Advocacy Discussions
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    [Blog] Beyond the NICE guideline: MEComms© and the case for a public inquiry

    Our posts crossed, CRG. Apologies for that and thank you for your comments. At this stage, my proposal is an initial outline of what would become...
    Post by: Valerie Eliot Smith, Jul 6, 2021 in forum: General Advocacy Discussions
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    [Blog] Beyond the NICE guideline: MEComms© and the case for a public inquiry

    Thank you to everyone for your comments. It's very helpful to hear your observations. Of necessity, my proposal is on a very large scale. It will...
    Post by: Valerie Eliot Smith, Jul 6, 2021 in forum: General Advocacy Discussions
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    Independent advisory group for the full update of the Cochrane review on exercise therapy and ME/CFS (2020), led by Hilda Bastian

    Thanks, Adrian. A brief response: this is the process for considering the merits of litigation: Identify potential claimant(s) Identify...
    Post by: Valerie Eliot Smith, Feb 9, 2021 in forum: 2021 Cochrane Exercise Therapy Review
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    Independent advisory group for the full update of the Cochrane review on exercise therapy and ME/CFS (2020), led by Hilda Bastian

    Thanks, Caroline. Yes, you're quite right; I transposed the word "serious" from preceding "error" to preceding "harm". The same sticking-point...
    Post by: Valerie Eliot Smith, Feb 6, 2021 in forum: 2021 Cochrane Exercise Therapy Review
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    Independent advisory group for the full update of the Cochrane review on exercise therapy and ME/CFS (2020), led by Hilda Bastian

    Not sure what you mean by this. As I understand it, at this stage, we are not yet in a legal process. That would come later, once the complaints...
    Post by: Valerie Eliot Smith, Feb 5, 2021 in forum: 2021 Cochrane Exercise Therapy Review
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    Independent advisory group for the full update of the Cochrane review on exercise therapy and ME/CFS (2020), led by Hilda Bastian

    @Caroline Struthers and @Robert 1973 Sorry for the delay. I only check in with this forum occasionally and I haven't been following this thread....
    Post by: Valerie Eliot Smith, Feb 5, 2021 in forum: 2021 Cochrane Exercise Therapy Review
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    Independent advisory group for the full update of the Cochrane review on exercise therapy and ME/CFS (2020), led by Hilda Bastian

    Apologies, Caroline and @Robert 1973. I've only just seen this. I will respond shortly. Many thanks.
    Post by: Valerie Eliot Smith, Feb 5, 2021 in forum: 2021 Cochrane Exercise Therapy Review
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    Paul Garner on Long Covid and ME/CFS - BMJ articles and other media.

    Thanks for that, Trish. This is it: "Dear BBC Breakfast I am a barrister, scholar and blogger on legal and health-related matters. I have lived...
    Post by: Valerie Eliot Smith, Feb 2, 2021 in forum: Long Covid news
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    Paul Garner on Long Covid and ME/CFS - BMJ articles and other media.

    Apologies if this is the wrong thread for this post. Please feel free to move it if appropriate. It relates to the Paul Garner/Clare Gerada BBC...
    Post by: Valerie Eliot Smith, Feb 2, 2021 in forum: Long Covid news
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    Paul Garner on Long Covid and ME/CFS - BMJ articles and other media.

    Thanks, Trish. As I said, he finally replied after I said I would be writing about his BMJ posts but it was a completely inadequate response. I...
    Post by: Valerie Eliot Smith, Feb 1, 2021 in forum: Long Covid news
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    Characterization of Post–exertional Malaise in Patients With Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (2020) Stussman, Nath et al.

    Quite. Agree with @Trish 's comments; thanks for those, Trish. Others too - just too fried to mention them all. My first reaction after reading...
    Post by: Valerie Eliot Smith, Sep 27, 2020 in forum: ME/CFS research
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    PhD Studentship - Contested Conditions: An Exploration of Experience and Understanding May 2020

    Thanks for the mention @Sly Saint Interesting..... It would be useful to know the source of funding/sponsorship for this proposal. It seems...
    Post by: Valerie Eliot Smith, May 21, 2020 in forum: General ME/CFS news
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    United Kingdom: Sussex & Kent ME/CFS Society News

    Thank you for raising that, Barry. It's a very important point. All litigation is founded on stories of real life. As such, much of the basis for...
    Post by: Valerie Eliot Smith, May 10, 2020 in forum: News from organisations
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    Valerie Eliot Smith: COVID-19, NICE and ME: towards litigation?

    Thank you for your suggestion, Ruth. The CMA is not an appropriate body to approach on this as it is concerned with competition in business...
    Post by: Valerie Eliot Smith, May 6, 2020 in forum: Advocacy Projects and Campaigns
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    Valerie Eliot Smith: COVID-19, NICE and ME: towards litigation?

    Thank you, @lunarainbows There is a process for doing this called a Group Litigation Order, similar to an American class action. There is a link...
    Post by: Valerie Eliot Smith, May 5, 2020 in forum: Advocacy Projects and Campaigns
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