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ME/CFS: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of regional provision of services for patients with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome; and what steps he is taking to increase the avail
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 13 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 18 May 2026
- Answer
- 5 Jun 2026 · 23 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
13 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of regional provision of services for patients with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome; and what steps he is taking to increase the avail
18 May 2026
Target answer date
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5 Jun 2026
Answer published
The commissioning of specialised services for myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), is the responsibility of local integrated care boards (ICBs). ICBs are expected to commission services that meet the needs of their l...
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