Tag Archives: Countess of Mar
Margaret, Countess of Mar, & ME advocate, retires
ME Research UK: The Countess of Mar – an Appreciation 1 May 2020 From 1st May 2020, when the Countess of Mar retires officially from the House of Lords after almost 45 years’ service, the ME community will be losing … Continue reading
Forward ME group writes to the Science Media Centre
ME Research UK blog post, 5 April 2018: Forward-ME Group Letter – Science Media Group Forward-ME Group Letter Forward-ME Group Chair, The Countess of Mar, has written on behalf of the members of the Group to the Chief Executive of … Continue reading
Forward-ME Group meeting minutes 7 Feb 2018
Forward ME Group minutes Forward-ME consists of charities and voluntary organisations invited by the Countess of Mar to meet from time to time. The Aim of Forward-ME is to promote effective joint working by ME and CFS organisations to maximise impact … Continue reading
Forward ME Group minutes 10 Jan 2018
ME Research UK blog post, 12 Feb 2018: Forward ME Group Minutes – 10th January 2018 Minutes of the meeting held in Residence 2, House of Lords, Wednesday 10 January 2018 starting 2pm Present: Countess of Mar (Chairman); Dr Charles … Continue reading
The end of the All Party Parliamentary Group on M.E.
Forward-ME Statement: All Party Parliamentary Group on M.E. update and next steps Following discussion between elected officers, the joint Secretariat, and M.E. charity partners, the All Party Parliamentary Group on M.E. (APPG) will not be re-registered at this time. The … Continue reading
Countess of Mar asks UK Parliament about NICE & ME/CFS
The Countess of Mar asked written questions to the UK Parliament on the topic of NICE and ME/CFS. HL637: 10 July 2017 Q. Her Majesty’s Government who were the experts the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence consulted in their recent … Continue reading
House of Lords debate on MUS – Countess of Mar & Lord Hunt speak out for ME/CFS
They work for you transcript of House of Lords debate, 4 July 2017: Medically Unexplained Symptoms The Countess of Mar To ask Her Majesty’s Government who is responsible for ensuring the implementation by Clinical Commissioning Groups and hospital providers of … Continue reading
GP education & training discussed at Forward ME meeting 7 Feb 2017
The Minutes of the Forward ME Group Meeting held in the Television Interview Room at the House of Lords on Tuesday 7 February 2017, have been posted on the Forward ME website. The guest speaker was Professor Ian Curran Assistant Director … Continue reading
New draft version of WHO classification of disease due April 2017
Parliamentary written question & answer: Neurology: Written question – HL5683 asked by The Countess of Mar on 27 February 2017 The Countess of Mar, who chairs the Forward-ME Group of ME/CFS charities, tabled this written question on February 27: “To ask … Continue reading
Correspondence continues between Countess of Mar & BBC
The Countess of Mar was unhappy about the BBC’s reply on 21 November 2016 to her official complaint about their reporting of the proposed UK FITNET trial. On 8 December the Countess wrote to the BBC director-general and this has been published by … Continue reading