NICE guidelines for ME – judicial review begins today
By webmaster • Feb 11th, 2009 • Category: NewsThe judicial review into the NICE guidelines for CFS/ME begins today. These are proposed guidelines for the care and treatment of ME sufferers in England and Wales. (Scotland will be getting its own CFS/ME guidelines later in the year.)
The NICE guidelines were branded unfit for purpose by a number of ME charities, chiefly for their reluctance to follow the World Health Organisation’s lead on classification of ME as a neurological disorder, and their reliance on managing the condition with psychologically-based therapies. Two members of the public with ME have challenged the guidelines in the High Court. The hearing is expected to last two days.
For more information on this story, see the following:
BBC News report – ME pair appeal ‘unfair NHS rules’ (11 February 2009)
ME Association statement on the NICE guidelines (7 September 2007)
Invest in ME Response to NICE Guidelines on CFS/ME (22 August 2007)
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