Will the Sussex and Kent ME/CFS Society be involved in developing the new Kent and Medway ME/CFS Services? The so called patient group/charity claims to have 'helped set up' the Sussex NHS Services and to have 'worked with' the
Kent and Medway Service Team and its Lead Dr Vegara-Williamson.
Probably the Sussex and Kent Society will be involved in the new services. As 'Key Features' of the proposed new Kent and Medway Service will include:
'Integration with primary care, community services,
and voluntary sector'
Sussex/Kent ME/CFS Society 2022:
'NHS Specialist ME/CFS Services'
'We also work with Dr Vegara-Williamson and his experienced team of four at the
Kent & Medway Service that we also assisted in establishing at a similar time.'
And this is the 'success' the Sussex Society Chair claimed for the NHS ME/CFS Services thus far:
2022: “As regards intervention and support, 92% of those people diagnosed will go onto attend a self-management course, with 94% of those people finding their ability to manage their symptoms and impact on function of ME/CFS has improved, and 100% feeling ‘satisfied’ or ‘very satisfied’ with the programme
after returning their evaluation questionnaires.”
The NHS Sussex-wide CFS/ME Service that we helped set up in 2004/5 has dealt with well over 7,000 new referrals and is one of the best and busiest in the UK. The highly experienced staff of seven led by Specialist physician Dr Alan Stewart and Specialist OT Julie Meriwoode do a great job...
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