Question follow-through · 10724
ME/CFS: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in geographical variations in the availability of specialist Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome services; and whether his Department monitors d
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 17 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 22 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 1 Jul 2026 · 14 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
17 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in geographical variations in the availability of specialist Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome services; and whether his Department monitors d
22 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
1 Jul 2026
Answer published
The Department recognises that there is variation across integrated care boards (ICBs) in terms of the delivery of services for people with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), and that this affects the accessibility of specialist ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Ophthalmic Services
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Cataracts: Surgery
14 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure commercial eye care providers refer patients for NHS cataract surgery without delay.