The logo of the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. A disturbing job advert has come to light which shows that outdated, unscientific and harmful attitudes to ME/CFS are still alive and well in the NHS. The ad, for the Oxford University NHS Foundation Trust, is for a clinical psychologist to divide their time between… Continue reading Job advert shows that NHS trust flouts NICE guidance
Tag: stigma
Doctors’ lack of training leads to malnutrition danger for patients with severe ME/CFS
Update: as of March 1, Alice Barnett has had a feeding tube inserted and is receiving nutrition. Some patients with very severe ME will require tube feeding, either enterally or parenterally. There can often be a significant delay in implementing this, due to professional opinion, allowing the patient to become severely malnourished. Healthcare professionals may… Continue reading Doctors’ lack of training leads to malnutrition danger for patients with severe ME/CFS
ME/CFS will be taught to all medical students starting in 2024/2025 – but will the teaching be of a high standard?
Cropped image from the cover of the General Medical Council's MLA content map. We were very pleased to learn that ME/CFS is included on the MLA content map, and will therefore be taught to all undergraduate medical students in the UK, starting in the 2024/2025 academic year. However, we have concerns. We know that currently… Continue reading ME/CFS will be taught to all medical students starting in 2024/2025 – but will the teaching be of a high standard?
ME/CFS Medical Education Campaign 