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ME/CFS: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support people with very severe ME following the decision to pause development of a national specialist service until April 2027.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
26 Mar 2026
Target answer date
13 Apr 2026
Answer
29 Apr 2026 · 34 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 26 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support people with very severe ME following the decision to pause development of a national specialist service until April 2027.

  2. 13 Apr 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 29 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    The Government published the ME/CFS Final Delivery Plan in July 2025, which is available at the following link:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mecfs-the-final-delivery-planThe plan focuses on three main areas to improve care and support for tho...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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