Guidance for commissioners of services for people with medically unexplained symptoms - 2017

[Esther12]

Some background to this guidance from RCPsych, that now seems to be off-line:

Medically Unexplained Symptoms working group

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Current political interest in MUS is more about the potential for cost-savings than anything else, but the focus on this group of patients is long overdue. They are estimated to account for around 10% of the annual NHS budget, yet rarely get access to specialist care.

https://web.archive.org/web/2017071...Psychotherapy Winter 2016_2017 newsletter.pdf

I intended to copy more over (it's on page 16), but I had to manually insert spaces, and that got boring very quickly.

 

[rvallee]

focus on this group of patients is long overdue

It all depends on who is doing the focus. What shameless hypocrites, these people are literally responsible for it, having made it impossible to properly research those. Kindly redirect your focus elsewhere, it tends to maim what it sees.

 

[Sly Saint]

This is no longer on-line
But the narrative continues

'Distressing' unexplained symptoms that affect one in four people, NHS warns
The NHS describes these as “medically unexplained symptoms” - something around one in four people visit their GP for. These can be especially “distressing” and “difficult” due to the fact you don’t know what is going on with your body, the health body warns.

“Many people have persistent physical symptoms, such as dizziness or pain, that don't appear to be caused by a medical condition,” the NHS explains. “They are sometimes known as medically unexplained symptoms when they last for more than a few weeks, but doctors can't find a problem with the body that may be the cause....
However, in some cases, your symptoms could be caused by a “poorly understood” syndrome. Examples of these include:

• Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) – also known as ME
• Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
• Fibromyalgia (pain all over the body)
• Functional neurological disorders (FNDs) – symptoms thought to be caused by nervous system problems rather than a physical condition.

'Distressing' unexplained symptoms that affect one in four people, NHS warns (msn.com)