Question follow-through · 115

ME/CFS: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to improve support for people with myalgic encephalomyelitis.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
17 Jul 2024
Target answer date
24 Jul 2024
Answer
24 Jul 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 17 Jul 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to improve support for people with myalgic encephalomyelitis.

  2. 24 Jul 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 24 Jul 2024

    Answer published

    Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning specialist myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), services that meet the needs of their population, subject to local prioritisation and funding. The proce...

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