united kingdom

https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus-extremely-vulnerable

Moved from this thread Blog on current state of IAPT https://survivingwork.org/after-quarantine/

https://www.inclusionlondon.org.uk/campaigns-and-policy/act-now/coronavirus-bill-could-leave-thousands-of-disabled-people-without-support/

Lisa Huddlestone, Jessica Turner, Helen Eborall, Nicky Hudson, Melanie Davies & Graham Martin https://bmcfampract.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12875-020-01107-y?utm_source=other&utm_medium=other&utm_content=null&utm_campaign=BSCN_2_DD01_CN_bmcso_article_paid_XMOL

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/jan/19/abolish-work-and-pensions-department-demos-thinktank Link to Demos report hosting page, https://demos.co.uk/project/pathways-from-poverty/ and directly to the report...

full article here https://metro.co.uk/2020/02/20/woman-models-dances-wheelchair-george-asda-ad-show-ambulatory-wheelchair-users-exist-12262372/

Posts on this thread have been moved from this thread about the new APPG being set up https://www.s4me.info/threads/uk-all-party-parliamentary-group-being-reactivated-2020.13172/ https://www.meaction.net/2020/02/19/next-steps-for-the-appg-on-me-in-the-uk/

Just been hearing about this: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-51369881 Can't find the direct quote but apparently the inquiry also said that he should have been suspended while the inquiry was ongoing, not allowed to continue with his malpractice. relevent for pwME as...

January 2020 newsletter, https://mailchi.mp/8debd4b3d287/supporting-biomedical-research-into-me-this-christmas-1235507

https://www.nihr.ac.uk/news/new-587-million-funding-boost-for-research-to-protect-the-health-of-the-nation/23835

The National Clinical Audit of Anxiety and Depression (NCAAD) has published a new report following an audit of psychological therapies provided in secondary mental health care settings...

Eligibility https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/special-educational-needs-disabilities-send/childrens-social-care-1/2

Just posted by ME Association Asking people to contact their MPs to ask them to join. https://www.meassociation.org.uk/2020/01/the-all-party-parliamentary-group-on-me-to-re-convene-please-invite-your-mp-to-attend-09-january-2020/

https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/news/health/huge-rise-fibromyalgia-grimsby-area-3686208

07/01/2020 - Agenda item, Petitions Committee P-05-926 To Provide a Chronic Fatigue Department in Wales http://www.senedd.assembly.wales/mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=26835&Opt=0 Research brief http://www.senedd.assembly.wales/documents/s96850/Research Brief.pdf My comments on the above: Don't...

Source: Value in Health Vol 22, Suppl #3, p S909 Date: November 2019 URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1098301519350491 https://www.valueinhealthjournal.com/article/S1098-3015(19)35049-1/abstract Economic burden of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue...

https://members.tortoisemedia.com/2019/12/16/country-that-closed-its-mental-health-institutions-ian-birrell/content.html

MEAction performed a survey earlier this year, gathering data to submit to NICE for their review of the ME guideline. I think there’s already a link to the full report on the forum but just in case, it can be found here...

https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/indevelopment/gid-ng10091