Tag Archives: NICE guidelines
Prof Brian Hughes: 2021 NICE guideline myths
Getting it Right: Addressing myths about the 2021 NICE guideline for ME/CFS Brian Hughes is an academic psychologist and university professor in Galway, Ireland with a blog called the Science bit. On World ME Day 2023 he spoke to … Continue reading
CFS treatment ‘should be withdrawn’
BBC newsbeat report, 8 May 2019: Chronic fatigue syndrome treatment ‘should be withdrawn’ A common treatment for chronic fatigue syndrome should be scrapped immediately, according to one of the UK’s leading experts in the illness. Dr Charles Shepherd says graded … Continue reading
Guidelines, not tramlines – NICE guidance is not mandatory
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
Trial By Error: The NICE “Topic Expert” Reports (FOI)
Virology blog post, by David Tuller, 11 September 2017: Trial By Error: The NICE “Topic Expert” Reports Freedom of Information requests to NICE My first recent freedom of information request to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) … Continue reading
WAMES challenges NICE’s reason not to update the CFS/ME guidelines
WAMES sent our response to the NICE consultation on Monday 24th July 2017. NICE asked: Do you agree with the proposal not to update the guideline? WAMES replied: We believe the NICE Guidance CG53 on CFS/ME omits guidelines on key … Continue reading
NICE investigates if there’s a need to update CFS/ME guideline
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
