PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Research (10 October 2024)

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with the National Institute for Health and Care Research on support for research into (a) care and (b) treatment for people with myalgic encephalomyelitis or chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS).

Asked by:
Dr Ben Spencer (Conservative)

My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has not had any recent discussions with the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) specifically on research into myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). Departmental officials are working with the NIHR on behalf of my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care. The NIHR and the Medical Research Council are committed to funding high-quality research to understand the causes, consequences, and treatment of long COVID and ME/CFS, and are actively exploring next steps for research in these areas.

Answered by:
Andrew Gwynne (Labour)
23 October 2024