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The news on this website is updated regularly and contains articles of interest to any persons with ME and/or their carers.
An archive of the previous 12 months' news can be found by clicking the appropriate link in the 'News archive' box to the right of this page. Additionally all articles, including those more than 12 months old, can be located using the keyword search box below the left-hand menu. Please note that news items prior to January 2007 can only be found on our old website 'blog'.
In addition to the following News items, please remember to look at The ME Association's up-to-date list of ME events in the UK.
MEA Gibson Inquiry evidence archive.
MEA Gibson Inquiry feedback. |
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Child Protection Issues: presentations to the APPG on ME, 2 July 2008 |
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Tuesday, 08 July 2008 |
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We reproduce the written texts of the presentations on Child Protection Issues which were given to the All Party Parliamentary Group on ME at Westminster on Wednesday, July 2. |
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South East rail services - disabled passengers' survey |
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Tuesday, 08 July 2008 |
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Disabled people who live in Kent, south London and parts of east Sussex are being invited by the Southeastern Railway to take part in an online survey to find out what encourages them to use their passenger services– or indeed prevents them from taking the train. |
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Summary of APPG on ME meeting held on Wednesday 2nd July 2008 |
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Friday, 04 July 2008 |
MAY BE REPOSTED
INFORMATION FROM THE ME ASSOCIATION
This is a summary of key points to emerge from a business meeting and the AGM of the ME All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG). The meeting was held in Committee Room 20 at the House of Commons on Wednesday 2 July 2008 from 1pm to 3pm.
The minutes are being prepared by the ME Association and will be published in due course. |
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Royal Society of Medicine announce plans for webcast of their CFS conference |
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Monday, 30 June 2008 |
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The Royal Society of Medicine have announced plans to webcast the whole of their Chronic Fatigue Syndrome conference which was held in central London on 28 April. |
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Summary of MEA Board of Trustees meeting held on June 24 |
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Sunday, 29 June 2008 |
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This is a summary of key issues that were discussed at a meeting of The ME Association Board of Trustees. The full day meeting was held in Buckingham on Tuesday 24 June 2008. Informal discussions on some of these issues also took place on the evening before. |
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NHS specialist services in England |
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Thursday, 26 July 2007 |
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There are number of specialist NHS services in England for people with ME/CS. Most of these were set up in 2004-06 with an £8.5millon ring-fenced fund from the Department of Health. |
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