{"id":34825,"date":"2022-04-04T09:10:03","date_gmt":"2022-04-04T08:10:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/?p=34825"},"modified":"2023-05-07T16:05:22","modified_gmt":"2023-05-07T15:05:22","slug":"me-services-in-wales-can-learn-from-long-covid-adferiad-programme-says-health-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/me-services-in-wales-can-learn-from-long-covid-adferiad-programme-says-health-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"ME services in Wales can learn from Long COVID Adferiad programme says Health Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welsh Government wants Long COVID community model to also treat and support ME, CFS and MS<\/h2>\n

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On 31st March 2022 the Health Minister Eluned Morgan announced further funding for the Adferiad programme for Long COVID recovery:<\/h3>\n

“today I am announcing a further \u00a35 million of Adferiad programme funding to be allocated to Health Boards in 2022\/23 to support the continuation of health boards\u2019 long COVID services.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"\"Again there is no funding announcement for ME services but she is “heartened” by the success of the programme and wants to “apply this knowledge to how we treat other long term conditions like MS, ME and CFS.\u201d<\/p>\n

“It is hoped by the end of the next six-month period in July, health boards in Wales will take the opportunity to begin to expand the community model to treat and support people with other long-term conditions which have a similar impact as long COVID, including the likes of Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS).\u00a0 This would help create effective long term intervention services and reduce variation treating people with different conditions and diagnoses.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

WAMES intends to discuss exactly what this might mean with the soon to be appointed (we hope) Welsh Government policy officer for post viral conditions and Health Board representatives. It is not yet clear if any of the LC community services cater for people with PEM\/PESE. It is also unclear if GPs and fatigue services have taken on board the NICE guideline alongside the Long COVID guideline. We’d love to hear from patients and carers whether they are seeing any sign of healthcare improving as we continue to ask NHS Wales to #ImplementNICEmecfs<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"The Adferiad programme<\/a> covers:<\/strong><\/h3>\n