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https://www.midsussextimes.co.uk/news/people/haywards-heath-me-charity-announces-new-patron-2895367

Moderator note: Please note: at this point only people from the UK will be eligible to participate in the study. However people from anywhere, with or without ME/CFS, can register their interest in receiving updates about the study. People who register will receive information about...

Predicting GP visits: A multinomial logistic regression investigating GP visits amongst a cohort of UK patients living with Myalgic encephalomyelitis https://bmcfampract.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12875-020-01160-7

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(20)30136-X/fulltext

Nina Muirhead has created this free Continuous Professional Development module for health professionals in the UK. For those interested, it's possible to view, and even complete, the module but you will need to create a free account - you will have to claim that you are a health professional of...

Wider collateral damage to children in the UK because of the social distancing measures designed to reduce the impact of COVID-19 in adults Esther Crawley1, Maria Loades1,2, Gene Feder3, Stuart Logan4, Sabi Redwood5, John Macleod2 https://bmjpaedsopen.bmj.com/content/4/1/e000701 Hmm...

Originally intended to be published in a journal, Dr Hng has decided instead to release this into the public domain. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R6MgsNuEjdj1fsfJds5bJ2MAACSogOXn/view Post on her Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/DrHng/posts/922049561548938

https://www.centreforwelfarereform.org/uploads/attachment/681/energy-impairment-and-disability-inclusion.pdf?utm_source=Chronic+Illness+Inclusion+Project&utm_campaign=3f6549f63d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_12_10_04_51&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_7303002384-3f6549f63d-78135457 This has just been...

email from #MEAction

How is COVID-19 affecting you? Exploring the emotional and physical impact of COVID-19 on adults living in the United Kingdom. there is a short video which explains about the study; I've not been able to watch it so can't comment. https://www.covidstressstudy.co.uk/...

Persistent Physical Symptoms Research and Treatment Unit - Kings College London; South London and Maudsley NHS Trust for the rogues gallery of the 50 members of this team see https://www.kcl.ac.uk/research/persistent-physical-symptoms-research-and-treatment-unit-1

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...