Monthly Archives: October 2014
Macrophagic Myofasciitis – similar symptoms to CFS/ME
Review article abstract Macrophagic myofasciitis (MMF) is an emerging condition characterized by specific muscle lesions assessing abnormal long-term persistence of aluminium hydroxide within macrophages at the site of previous immunization. Affected patients usually are middle-aged adults, mainly presenting with diffuse … Continue reading
Consultation on Welsh alternative to Independent Living Fund (ILF)
The Welsh Government will step in to support more than 1,600 severely disabled people in Wales who currently rely on a UK Government fund for their care needs when it closes next year, Health and Social Services Minister Mark Drakeford … Continue reading
Daily Mail claims about NHS Wales & Welsh Government’s response
In a week long campaign the Daily Mail makes damning accusations about the handling of the Health Service in Wales. Why the NHS ISN’T safe in Red Ed’s hands: Miliband says only Labour can be ‘trusted’ on health but this … Continue reading
Row over 4 nations comparitive study of NHS
In Wales online on Oct 17C 2014: We cannot trust the Department for Health’: Carwyn Jones attacks Whitehall in astonishing blast Wales First Minister has accused the Department for Health in London of being too politicised and said that Wales … Continue reading
Why the health of the Welsh NHS is too important to be a political football in England
Wales online comments on Daily Mail allegations [Oct 20 2014] A real debate about our health system is required but mud-slinging and frightening the families of Welsh patients will do nothing to keep the NHS alive. [The article includes a comparison … Continue reading
Conservatives call for elected health commissioners and public inquiry
Welsh Conservatives have announced plans to give patients a greater voice in the Welsh NHS with elected health commissioners replacing a system of political patronage which allows Welsh Government Ministers to appoint decision makers onto local health boards. The announcement … Continue reading
Fighting Fuel Poverty campaign 20-27 Oct
Care & Repair’s ‘Fighting Fuel Poverty’ campaign aims to highlight the scandal of pensioner winter deaths in Wales (1,900 in 2012/13) and to find solutions to help those in need. [NB Younger people with mobility problems on low incomes are … Continue reading
Relaxation therapy and CFS & FM
Abstract OBJECTIVE: To establish the effects of relaxation therapy on autonomic function, pain, fatigue and daily functioning in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome or fibromyalgia. METHOD: A systematic literature study was performed. Using specific keywords related to fibromyalgia or chronic … Continue reading
NICE corrects classification of CFS/ME
From Tymes Trust: Tyme Trust discovered over the parliamentary recess that NICE had listed the CFS/ME Guideline under mental health. We immediately alerted Patron the Countess of Mar, of whose Forward-ME group we are a member. NICE’s listing could already have … Continue reading
Cross-border healthcare inquiry (deadline for meeting 20 Oct 2014)
The Welsh Affairs Committee Cross-border healthcare event – 24 November 2014 in Newtown and Hereford The Welsh Affairs Committee has launched an inquiry focusing on cross-border arrangements between the English and Welsh healthcare systems and the experience of patients who … Continue reading
