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The WAMES AGM will be held on Friday 9th March 2012 in Dinas Powys. Open to all members. Contact Jan if you wish to attend.

Former Civil Engineer Gemma Phillips from South Wales talks about her experience of the benefit system. This digital story was presented at Disability Wales’ ‘Unequal Cuts’ seminar on the impact of benefit and public service cuts on disabled people, at … Continue reading →

New diagnostic criteria for ME have been published by 25 authors from 13 countries, led by Canadian guidelines editors Bruce M Carruthers MD CM FRCP(C) and Marjorie I van de Sande BEd GradDip Ed, and including WAMES’ medical adviser Dr … Continue reading →

Gwyn Hopkins, a 60 year old grandmother has just completed a 150 mile trek across the width of Wales in aid of ME in 10 days using footpaths and bridleways and spending nights in her one woman tent. Thirteen years … Continue reading →

Wear blue for ME during ME Awareness week WAMES invites people with ME, their friends and family to raise awareness of ME by wearing blue ribbons or items of blue clothing during ME Awareness week.

WAMES’ patron Lord Barry Jones sends ME Awareness week message of support Lord Barry Jones has been WAMES’ patron since our inception 10 years ago. During his 40+ years as a politician he has been moved by many encounters with … Continue reading →

WAMES is 10 years old! WAMES was set up by local support groups in April 2001 to improve services for people with ME and CFS in Wales. Progress has been slow but 10 years on people with ME and their … Continue reading →

Welsh care pathway for CFS/ME published but Map of Medicine dropped Plans to make the new Welsh care pathway for CFS/ME available to health professionals through the Map of Medicine database has been scrapped by the Health Minister Edwina Hart. … Continue reading →

Dr Nigel Speight joins WAMES as medical adviser WAMES is delighted to welcome retired paediatrician Dr Nigel Speight to join WAMES as a medical advisor.