ME Awareness – Join the WAMES #HelpNHSbeMEaware campaign

During ME Awareness week 2017 WAMES is launching a challenge to the Welsh Government and NHS Wales to help NHS staff become ‘ME aware’ by developing awareness and training programmes. Read more

Do you wish NHS staff knew more about neurological ME?

Have you had a bad experience because your doctor, nurse, paediatrician etc. didn’t know enough about ME?

Let the Health Boards know:

• Email with the challenge and tell them about your experience. Include the link to the blog post and keep it short!
• Retweet WAMES #HelpNHSbeMEaware and #BeMEAware and #postexertionalmalaise tweets
• Tweet the NHS staff you follow with  e.g.
  My GP (or nurse or paediatrician etc.) doesn’t understand neurological ME & #postexertionalmalaise. Please provide training!  #HelpNHSbeMEaware #BeMEaware
• Please give training about ME and #postexertionalmalaise to NHS staff #HelpNHSbeMEaware  #BeMEaware
• Repost the WAMES FB post
• Post to NHS FB sites
• Write to staff at their HQ address
• Add a # BeMEaware poster

Contact details:

Cabinet secretary for Health

Vaughan Gething AM Correspondence.Vaughan.Gething@gov.wales twitter:   @wgcs_health           https://www.facebook.com/VaughanGething1/

Betsi Cadwaladr UHB

• Chief Executive: Gary Doherty  Gary.Doherty@wales.nhs.uk
• Executive lead for ME-CFS:  Dr Evan Moore  Evan.Moore@wales.nhs.uk   Twitter: @ew_moore
• Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, Ysbyty Gwynedd, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2PW
• https://www.facebook.com/bcuhealthboard/   Twitter: @BCUHB

Hywel Dda  UHB

• Chief Executive:    Steve Moore   Twitter: @SteveIMoore  Steve.Moore2@wales.nhs.uk
• Executive lead for ME-CFS:  Jill Paterson  Jill.Paterson@wales.nhs.uk
• Ystwyth Building, Hafan Derwen, St Davids Park, Jobswell Road, Carmarthen SA31 3BB
• Twitter: @HywelDdaHB  https://www.facebook.com/HywelDdaHealthBoard/

Powys tHB

• Chief Executive:   Carol Shillabeer   twitter: @CarolShillabeer   carol.shillabeer2@wales.nhs.uk
• Executive lead for ME-CFS:  David Murphy  David.Murphy@wales.nhs.uk
• Mansion House, Bronllys Hosp, Bronllys, Brecon LD3 0LU
• https://www.facebook.com/PTHBhealth/   twitter: @PTHBhealth

Abertawe Bro Morgannwg UHB

• Chief Executive: Alex Howells Alex.Howells@wales.nhs.uk
• Executive lead: for ME-CFS  Hamish Laing   Hamish.Laing@wales.nhs.uk   twitter: @hamish_laing
• 1 Talbot Gateway, Baglan Energy Park, Port Talbot     SA12 7BR
• https://www.facebook.com/ABM.healthboard/ @ABMhealth

Cardiff & Vale UHB

• Chief Executive: Sharon Hopkins  @sharondph   Sharon.Hopkins3@wales.nhs.uk
• Executive lead for ME-CFS: Dr Bethan Jones
• Longcross St, Cardiff CF24 0SZ
• https://www.facebook.com/cardiffandvaleuhb/ Twitter: @CV_UHB

Cwm Taf UHB

• Chief Executive:  Allison Williams   twitter: @allison_cwmtaf     allison.williams4@wales.nhs.uk
• Executive lead: for ME-CFS  John Palmer   John.palmer@wales.nhs.uk
• Unit 3 Ynysmeurig House, Navigation Park, Abercynon, Mountain Ash CF45 4SN
• Twitter: @CwmTaf  https://www.facebook.com/cwmtaf/

Aneurin Bevan UHB

• Chief Executive: Judith Paget   Judith.Paget@wales.nhs.uk   twitter: @JudithPagetCEO
• Executive lead for ME-CFS:  Alison Shakeshaft  twitter: @Amshsh90  Alison.shakeshaft@wales.nhs.uk
• St Cadoc’s Hospital, Lodge Road, Caerleon, Newport  NP18 3XQ
• Twitter: @AneurinBevanUHB  https://www.facebook.com/AneurinBevanHealthBoard/