DHSC Delivery Plan on ME/CFS development strategy

The Department for Health & Social Care (DHSC) in England has laid out the way they intend to develop the “cross-Government Delivery Plan on ME/CFS for England”, which their Health Secretary announced in May 2022.

In a communication to stakeholders on 17th August, the DHSC outlines the governance structure which has been in operation since June.

The members of the Delivery Plan Task &  group include all the co-chairs of the working groups, ME/CFS specialists, senior DHSC and cross government departmental officials, representatives from NICE, NHS England and three ME/CFS charity/ organisation representatives nominated by Forward ME.

The Scottish, Welsh and Northern Ireland Governments are also represented.

The document describes how the working group memberships have been selected and gives information about proposed timescale.

Timescales for the work

• The Working Groups have been meeting regularly from June 2022 to discuss current problems, a vision for the future and proposals for action. These will be developed into a draft Delivery Plan.
• We intend to release the draft Delivery Plan later this year – 2022 – to support wider engagement on the plan and proposals for action.
• Everyone will have an opportunity to share their experience and give their views on the draft Delivery Plan at this point.
• All the evidence will be taken into account before the final Delivery Plan is published next year – 2023.

See also:

ME/CFS Research Priorities Report 2022 welcomed by UK Government 

Rethinking ME: a report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis