NICE – ME community response to ‘Roundtable’ announcement

The ME community responds to NICE ‘Roundtable’ announcement NICE made an announcement about ‘next steps’ following the ‘pause’ in publication– a roundtable discussion between stakeholders in September. WAMES responded by writing to NICE expressing our commitment to the publication of the ME/CFS guideline, our willingness to join the Roundtable &…

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Research: An alternative model of CBT for CFS/ME

‘A life I can cope with’. An alternative model of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for CFS/ME, by Catherine Clark, Sue Holttum in Health Expectations 2021 [DOI: 10.1111/h ex.13326] Research abstract:ObjectivesThis study aimed to explore the experience of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) aimed at better management of chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME), rather…

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WAMES responds to NICE ’roundtable’ announcement

WAMES writes to NICE re ‘Roundtable event’ On 27th August, 10 days after publication of the ME/CFS guideline was ‘paused’, NICE made another announcement. Yet again this gave the bare minimum of information – their plan to invite stakeholders to a roundtable discussion in September ‘to better understand the issues…

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Research: An audit of UK hospital doctors’ knowledge & experience of ME

An audit of UK hospital doctors’ knowledge and experience of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, by Keng Ngee Hng, Keith Geraghty and Derek FH Pheby in Medicina 2021, 57(9), 885; [doi.org/10.3390/medicina57090885] 27 August 2021 (This article belongs to the Special Issue ME/CFS: Causes, Clinical Features and Diagnosis) Research abstract:Background and Objectives:There is some evidence…

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NICE announces ‘next steps’ for ME/CFS guideline!

NICE’s ‘next steps’ – a roundtable discussion in September NICE has finally announced what happens next – more talking – with no explanation of the rules and regulations that are governing this move or how the next revision can be more ‘evidence-based’ than the current one! Dear Stakeholder, NICE announces…

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