I attach a link to the job description from the Cornwall ME/CFS that was advertised a few years ago:
https://meassociation.org.uk/wp-con...e-Job-Advertisement-Medical-Lead-01.08.20.pdf
I always find these types of docs can be interesting sources because they sometimes contain info that tells the structure and remit. In this instance it seems to 'outreach' within the hospital admissions for example ie I assume to avoid those awful situations you hear about when someone gets taken into hospital for something else and their needs aren't understood.
I think it is worth us collecting case studies of services that have the right emphasis and ideas? Frankly I find sending someone off to a few seminars with whatever course convenor, and noone being brave enough or well-positioned to even write a letter to the effect of pacing, medical, adjustment (and form filling support etc) needs is literally changing nothing. They will all happily just take the same staff doing what they want as a minimum nod to the guidelines and then try and point to 'well everyone as does this' as an excuse if there aren't a few 'someone else manages to at least try and do this properly, so what would you say yours is by comparison - a pretence' things to flag up.
I get the impression the medical profession just thinks we aren't important and don't matter. What would they know if they never read any information on it in order that they never inform themselves to the contrary.
Yes to 'I think it is worth us collecting case studies of services that have the right emphasis and ideas?'
We did this- identifying key data and costs for Specialist Clinics( after DoH Roll Out 2005/2006) in 2008 to take to the Strategic Health Authority Scrutiny and Overview for all services in our East of England area. and included Barts as a comparison.
07.
Summary of Patient Change Audits 2012 -2016
Many of these services have been closed down.
I could upload the chart if anyone is interested as I did as a baseline from 2008?
All Services commissioned have to produce an 'Annual Change Report' (Quality Accounts?) and issue it to their commissioning and contract staff in CCGS. We have this as co producers of service have audited this and shamed the service deterioration through Joint local Health Overview & Scrutiny.
LA Scrutiny staff have been fantastic at scrutiny of service, holding to account as have elected members Councillors!!!!
See here
http://nandsme.blogspot.com/2017/
Meeting of the Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee (HOSC) 4 April 2017 - Meeting Documents
The
meeting documents have now been published on the Norfolk County Council website.
This is a very long document and also contains issues that the Joint Committee are considering other than the ME & CFS Service.
A list is below of the individual documents relating to the ME & CFS Service.
01.
Public Participation Session - At the January 2017 Joint HOSC meeting, with the permission of the Chairman, Barbara Robinson, a member of the Patient / Carer Group spoke about the ME & CFS Service.
02.
Update on the ME & CFS Service by Gt Yarmouth & Waveney CCG at the January 2017 Joint HOSC meeting
03.
Suggested Approach from the Joint HOSC regarding the ME & CFS Service - March 2017
04. Timeline of submissions to the Joint HOSC regarding the ME & CFS Service between 2008 and 2017
05.
Briefing from Gt Yarmouth & Waveney CCG - March 2017
06.
Feasibility Assessment of Implementation of a Consultant Led ME & CFS Service in Norfolk & Suffolk - November 2016
07.
Summary of Patient Change Audits 2012 -2016
08. Patient Change Audit - January 2016
09.
Children's Survey - December 2013
10. Briefing from ECCH - Provider of the ME & CFS Service - March 2017
11.
Complaints about the ME & CFS Service 2014 -2017
12. ECCH Patient Survey January 2014
13.
Report of Patient Experience from the Patient / Carer Group - March 2017
14.
All the Meeting Papers for the 4 April 2017 Joint HOSC
A representative from the Patient / Carer Group will be attending the meeting. A presentation will be given at the discretion of the Chair of the Joint Committee.
Suffolk Commissioning are leading the service development process and will also be attending the meeting.
Update: Minutes of the meeting can be found
here