Info on King's CFS service in King's Health Partners - Psychological Medicine (2017)

[Esther12]

Don't think that this has been posted before - I just found it while looking for something else: https://www.kingshealthpartners.org...t_280317_WEB_Complete_original.pdf?1491471608

There are bits and pieces in the intro, eg:

We have a strong academic focus, with two high
profile academic leaders within the Institute of
Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN).
Professor Sir Simon Wessely heads the Academic
Department of Psychological Medicine and is the
Vice Dean for Medical Education and a leading
expert in military health.

Matthew Hotopf is Professor of General Hospital
Psychiatry, theme lead and director of the
Biomedical Research Centre Nucleus

Oh dear... you've got two bullshit artists leading you.

work by Wessely and Chalder on chronic
fatigue syndrome. In particular, detailed
clinical studies to develop a cognitive
behavioural model to understand the
condition, developing interventions
through a series of randomised control
trials and providing evidence of impact
for the development of National institute
of Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidance

They've got a CFS section from page 68.

We pride ourselves in our ability to engage
with people who have complex and sometimes
long-standing difficulties. Our treatment is time-
limited, focuses on recovery and aims to help
patients develop skills and feel empowered to
manage their problems independently

They include comparisons with results from the PACE trial, eg



None of it is fascinating imo, but I thought I'd post it in case others spot something I've missed.