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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

https://www.guidelines.co.uk/infection/nhs-england-long-covid-guideline/457074.article

Performance Tracker 2022 "Ahead of the government's medium-term fiscal plan, the annual Institute for Government/Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) public services stocktake reveals that public services won’t have returned to pre-pandemic performance by the next...

https://www.somersetft.nhs.uk/somerset-talking-therapies/?problem=long-term-health-coniditons https://www.somersetft.nhs.uk/somerset-talking-therapies/?treatment=high-intensity-cognitive-behavioural-therapy-for-long-term-conditions

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My Local Clinic still haven't updated their website.

NHS South Tyneside and Sunderland the website does not appear to have been updated at all: still links to the 2007 guideline and https://www.stsft.nhs.uk/services/chronic-fatigue-syndrome

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in Children JCG0051 v3.1 Joint Trust Guideline for: the Management of: CFS/ME in Children and Young People Author/s: Dr Aravind Shastri Author/s title: Service Director Approved by: CGAP Date approved: 03/06/2022 the following is hardly visible on the web page due to...

Humber teaching hospital service is under Adult Mental Health Services Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Service (CFS) The Team provides a multi-disciplinary service for adult patients with a diagnosis of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). No mention of ME anywhere, nor the NICE guidelines...

Royal Free Hospital https://www.royalfree.nhs.uk/services/services-a-z/fatigue-service/chronic-fatigue-syndrome-treatment/ recommended reading still Fatigue Overcoming chronic fatigue: a self-help guide using cognitive behavioural techniques (Mary Burgess and Trudie Chalder) Coping better...

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) / Myalgic Encephalopathy (ME) and Physiotherapy: Information leaflet pdf link here...

Hard to tell if it has been updated or not as it's quite difficult to navigate you have this CLMW Persistent Pain Service Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/clmw-persistant-pain-service Then there is the Central Lancashire Moving Well Service...

link to the chronic fatigue syndrome service doesn't work. The policy for treatment download is from 2018. https://www.birminghamandsolihullccg.nhs.uk/your-health/treatment-policies/chronic-fatigue-syndrome (separate search brings up the Chronic Fatigue syndrome service website...

Note: There are two services in Oxfordshire dedicated to help patients with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS): the OUH ME/CFS Service - and the Oxford Health ME/CFS Service. Website updated Dec 2021 Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Service...

job ad Highly Specialist Pain Physiotherapist | Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust https://findajob.dwp.gov.uk/details/7729422

Some threads have been merged to create this news thread The future of the NHS: no longer the envy of the world? Picked up from social media. Article in the Lancet London School of Economics have this project with an independent commission looking to identify big challenges faced by the NHS...

The NUT Hospital Trust operates a 'Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS/ME) therapy psychology service' to assess and treat 'patients with CFS/ME'. Their services are described as "Our team provides individualised care for patients to: Sustain or gradually extend their physical, emotional and mental...

How do Health Service (NHS) organisations respond to patient concerns? A qualitative interview study of the Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) Abstract Objectives To describe the current work of the Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) and assess the service’s potential to resolve...

"Millions of people with mild depression in England should be offered therapy, exercise, mindfulness or meditation before antidepressants, according to the first new NHS guidelines in more than a decade. Under draft guidance, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice)...