I note that they only want to use patients and carers that are currently active within the service (patients who are currently being indoctrinated...
I’m reminded of a tweet by Dr Phil Hammond (UK celebrity, comedian and GP who works in EC’s bath CFS clinic for children) back in 2017: [MEDIA]...
Moved posts Dr Gerada was on BBC Today programme again this morning (starts at about 2.49): https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000xlt2 I...
This might seem pedantic, but I think it is important to emphasise that this is not strictly true, at least for me. PEM makes me feel more...
I echo the comments above. I’m not sure there is anything we know about the pathophysiology and its relevance to a physiotherapist’s clinical...
I’ve not read his books but heard him on BBC radio 4 and read reviews. I tried to engage with him on Twitter once but no reply: [MEDIA] I...
Agree that it’s sensible to promote through the CFS clinics (provided care is taken to ensure that the sample is not heavily distorted to over...
Yes, a name would be useful (assuming one does not already exists that we've not come across). How about something like indoctrination bias?
I gather that about 25,000 people have registered for DecodeME so far. That is great, but it makes me question the accuracy of the prevalence...
Yes, and it’s positive that the guardian has commissioned this counter article. LC patients seems to have more influence on Guardian editors than...
I agree. We must apply the same standards to assessing evidence of efficacy for resting or pacing as we do to CBT, GET or LP. There is good...
From the Author’s Conclusions: In this post @Lucibee quotes SW (I think) as saying "Unfortunately some people decide to monitor their symptoms...
I don’t know if he’s unaware of the self-contradiction or whether he is fully aware and knows he can get away with it. Forum rules prevent me from...
I agree that it might be wise to use a non-personal term, particularly in the title, without understating the role that any individuals have...
I passed on comments above and a link to this thread to the author by email. This is their helpful reply: As well as adjusting the font, I think...
Structural dimensions of the biopsychosocial model. Series of blogs by Healthcare Hubris A new series of 4 blogs by Healthcare Hubris....
I was wasting my time. Reply from the director of the BBC ECU: How stupid of me not to have understood that Dr Gerada was talking in “general,...
I’m a bit puzzled why none of this was included in monthly progress reports from March 2020, as decisions were being made. That is what I had...
Thanks for your excellent posts, Hutan. In expressing your views so clearly you’ve saved me a lot of energy. I’m a bit puzzled by this. Why does...
Yes, and wasn’t one of the reason’s given for why it couldn’t be retrieved because Peter White (who is currently publishing papers on CFS) had...
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