Category Archives: News

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 →

WAMES’ Information for all campaign launched during ME Awareness week ME & CFS information for all 10 years of campaigning for better services and talking to people with ME, carers and professionals has shown us that accurate information about ME … 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.

Sharon Price invites you to join her in raising funds for WAMES Please help me raise funds for WAMES On 29th April 2011, I will have had ME for 20 years. (Yep, a Bank Holiday has been declared in my … Continue reading →

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.

WAMES is awarded £5,000 for awareness campaign WAMES is delighted to have been awarded a £5000 Awards for all Wales grant from the Big Lottery Fund for our campaign which starts in October entitled Information for all. The aim of … Continue reading →

Health Minister tells LHBs to develop services for people with CFS/ME The Minister for Health and Social Services accepted the recommendations of the Task & Finish Group on CFS/ME in Wales report.  Local Health Boards have been asked to begin … Continue reading →