From earlier this year Matthew Hill reports for BBC's File on Four program "Children with ME"; Parents of children diagnosed with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) reveal how they have been investigated and referred for child protection measures on suspicion of a rare form of child abuse known as Fabricated or Induced Illness (FII). Transcript of the program now available here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/27_06_17_fo4_childrenwithme.pdf to listen to the program : http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08vyly5
Matthew Hill also did this 1999 programme on the same issue: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/panorama/archive/506549.stm My understanding is that he got considerable pushback from authority figures for the 1999 programme, and that this prevented him from doing any sort of follow-up until recently.
He deserves thanks for this. Whilst it did not include a lot of info , and could have provided more graphic info ( a lot was not used), it opened a dialogue with the general ( radio4) audience , and added to other media coverage.
Hill has also done this work on vaginal mesh implants: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-41596436 Another shocking story of patients being let down and misled by their doctors.
LOL - whoops. Brain-glitch. edit... actually I probably meant this: 4. a response, usually vigorous. http://www.dictionary.com/browse/kickback It wasn't really clear though, so edited.
