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Legal challenge to NICE ME/CFS Guideline delay
Legal challenge to NICE ‘pause in publication’ On the 1st October a legal action was launched against NICE, claiming the failure to publish the final guideline for ME/CFS was unlawful – that NICE failed to follow it’s own rules … Continue reading
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Functional capacity evaluation in CFS
Abstract Background: Objective measurements of function often form the basis for legal decisions about whether a patient is fit for return to work, or conversely, entitled to disability compensation. The functional capacity evaluation (FCE) is regarded as the gold standard for measuring work capacity … Continue reading
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