PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Research (10 October 2024)
Question Asked
Asked by:
Dr Ben Spencer (Conservative)
Answer
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
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