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NHS updates official advice on Chronic UTI for patients after pressure from campaigners (msn.com)

https://www.elft.nhs.uk/medically-unexplained-symptoms-bodily-distress-disorder

http://www.cbtwatch.com/petition-for-a-review-of-nhs-talking-therapies/ to sign petition on site you need to give your name and email.

best NHS site is the NHS Scotland site https://www.nhsinform.scot/illnesses-and-conditions/brain-nerves-and-spinal-cord/myalgic-encephalomyelitis-me-or-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-cfs...

ONS Health state life expectancies, UK: 2018 to 2020 1. Main Points Healthy life expectancy (HLE) at birth in the UK showed no significant change between 2015 to 2017 and 2018 to 2020. In Scotland, there was a statistically significant decrease of more than a year in male HLE at birth...

The Kings Fund How does the NHS compare to the health care systems of other countries ? Siva Anandaciva *Comparing the health care systems of different countries can help politicians and policy‑makers assess how the UK health care system is performing and where it could improve. *For...

Institute for Government "This report – written jointly report by the Institute for Government and Public First, and funded by the Health Foundation – assesses why NHS hospitals are failing to deliver higher activity despite higher spending on the service and higher levels of staffing over the...

https://news.sky.com/story/electric-headset-for-treating-depression-trialled-by-nhs-12884293

interesting thread from Keith Geraghty

Whole genome sequencing - NHS (I had a request to share some of my information about whole genome sequencing on a public thread so more people could find it :)) Ok so because I’ve been reading a lot about whole genome sequencing (on the NHS) recently, and I’ve gone through it all myself, I...

"Young people with eating disorders are coming to harm and ending up in A&E because they are being denied care and forced to endure long waits for treatment, GPs have revealed. NHS eating disorders services are so overwhelmed by a post-Covid surge in problems such as anorexia that they are...

https://www.myhsn.co.uk/top-tip/what-are-examples-of-mups-medically-unexplained-physical-symptoms no reviews yet.

The relationship between the NHS, the government which funds it, and its staff has recently soured still further with a once unthinkable nursing strike planned across the UK. While it reflects wider dissatisfaction, this was immediately triggered by this year’s pay settlement for Agenda for...

https://archive.ph/oBHQQ Millions of patients will be offered help to come off antidepressants and painkillers under an NHS drive to tackle addiction to prescription pills. New national guidance urges GPs to stop writing repeat prescriptions for those who have become dependent on common...

[This is general information on how NHS England is being re-organised, rather than anything specific to ME.] "NHS England have published “Guidance on developing the joint forward plan (JFP)”. This guidance supports integrated care boards (ICBs) and their NHS trusts and foundation trusts to...

Nuffield Trust Health and Brexit: six years on Martha McCarey, Mark Dayan, Holly Jarman, Professor Tamara Hervey, Nick Fahy, Dan Bristow, Prof Scott L Greer The referendum vote for the UK to leave the European Union in June 2016 marked a watershed in the country’s relations to its...

Moved from the MEA news thread. Thanks to Charles and MEA stepping in promptly before ICB Meeting this week...., we seem to have made an impact on Herts and West Essex ICB, plus their service provider .....another CIC Community Interest Company..."Provide" who also misrepresented ME within a...

The NHS needs to ramp up treatment volumes if waiting lists are to start falling any time soon Institute for Fiscal Studies Max Warner, Ben Zaranko "NHS waiting lists have so far increased broadly in line with our past projections. We examine what this might mean for waiting lists in 2023...

I watch Philosophy tube and the trans lady who makes the channel recently put out a video about how difficult it is to get gender reassignment in the UK. It goes over GP refusals to treat and long waiting times and lack of provision of care. Its very relatable as an ME/CFS patient were we have a...

In dire need of updating links to 2006 Occupational Aspects of the Management of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: a National Guideline 2008 Healthcare professionals leaflet 2008 Employers leaflet. https://www.nhshealthatwork.co.uk/chronic-fatigue.asp @adambeyoncelowe