Tag Archives: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

NICE outlines steps needed to put ME/CFS guideline into practice

Posted on 05/12/2022 by wames

NICE outlines steps needed to put ME/CFS guideline into practice   NICE has today, International ME Awareness Day (Thursday, 12 May 2022) published its implementation statement which sets out the practical steps needed to put its recent guideline on the … Continue reading →

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NICE publishes ME/CFS guideline: evidence says GET & CBT cannot cure!

Posted on 10/29/2021 by wames

NICE ME/CFS guideline outlines steps for better diagnosis and management   NICE has today published its updated guideline on the diagnosis and management of myalgic encephalomyelitis (or encephalopathy)/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). 29 October 2021   It is estimated that there … Continue reading →

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WAMES response to draft NICE ME/CFS guideline

Posted on 12/24/2020 by wames

WAMES response to draft NICE ME/CFS guideline   This week WAMES sent in our response to the ME/CFS guideline consultation. Thanks to all who sent us their comments on the guideline and to those who have shared their stories and … Continue reading →

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NICE ME/CFS Guideline to be published April 2021

Posted on 06/26/2020 by wames

NICE ME/CFS Guideline to be published April 2021   WAMES has received notification from NICE about the dates the stakeholder meetings will reconvene, and the proposed publication date of the revised ME/CFS clinical guideline.   24/6/20 Dear Stakeholder, As you … Continue reading →

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Survey of severe ME – help inform the NICE guidelines

Posted on 11/14/2019 by wames

Survey of severe ME Dr Keith Geraghty & Manchester University are conducting a study to better understand the needs and views of patients with severe ME/CFS. This project has been commissioned by the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) … Continue reading →

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Guidelines, not tramlines – NICE guidance is not mandatory

Posted on 09/21/2017 by wames

NICE director’s blog post, by Mark Baker, 15 Sep 2017:  Guidelines, not tramlines   Professor Mark Baker, director of the centre of guidelines at NICE Mark sets the record straight A recent headline in the Times said ‘Doctors must send obese … Continue reading →

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NICE CFS/ME guideline to be updated!

Posted on 09/20/2017 by wames

NICE announcement, 201 September 2017: Surveillance report 2017 – Chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (or encephalopathy): diagnosis and management (2007) NICE guideline CG53 We will plan a full update with a modified scope of the guideline on chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (or … Continue reading →

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NICE investigates if there’s a need to update CFS/ME guideline

Posted on 12/07/2016 by wames

As a stakeholder WAMES has been informed about NICE plans regarding the 2007 CFS/ME guideline and will be participating fully: I am writing to advise you that NICE has commenced its formal check of the need to update the clinical … Continue reading →

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NICE takes a dim view of foreign work on ME/CFS

Posted on 10/25/2016 by wames

ME Association news blog post, 24 October 2016: NICE takes a dim view of foreign work on ME/CFS – Robin Ellis Freedom of Information request The main supplier of England’s drugs and treatment guidelines, the National Institute for Health and Clinical … Continue reading →

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