There is a growing number of specialist NHS services in England for people with ME/CFS. When we have reliable information, we hope to publish details of similar services in Scotland and Wales.

Contact details for the services appear below. Please remember that, while patients can contact any of the services for information, referrals for assessment, diagnosis and treatment must be made by your GP or the professional responsible for your health care.

The details given below could change at any time, and the management regimes vary from place to place. The ME Association tries to keep the contact information up-to-date but we cannot be held responsible for the consequences of any inadvertent errors or delays in updating this information.

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NB The ME Association is collecting feedback on these services and we welcome comments from people who have been referred for either diagnosis or management. In the meantime, if you require further information on what sort of approach is being taken at a specific clinic you could approach the service direct or contact a local ME group.

CLINICAL NETWORK COORDINATING CENTRES

There are 12 Clinical Network Coordinating Centres (CNCCs) across England – championing the development of services and improved clinical care in their area. Each CNCC has an individual, named clinical champion or network co-ordinator. Advice to patients, GPs and carers about services is available from the Network Co-ordinator at each centre.

Northern
(North of Tyne, South of Tyne, Durham and Darlington, Cumbria North.
There is no specialist NHS service on Teeside).
Tel: 0191 291 9292
(Clinical champion: Dr Gavin Spickett, consultant clinical immunologist, The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital NHS Trust, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Queen Victoria Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4LP. Network co-ordinator: Louise Wilson, email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

North, East and West Yorkshire
Tel: 0113 3056513 / 0113 3056521 / 0113 3056497
(Clinical champion: Ms Sue Pemberton, consultant occupational therapist, Leeds CFS Service, J Ward, Seacroft Hospital, Leeds LS14 6UK).

Liverpool and Merseyside
Tel: 0151 706 3836
(Clinical champion: Dr Alistair Miller, consultant physician, Tropical and Infectious Diseases Unit, Royal Liverpool University Hospital). 

Greater Manchester
Silk House, Holyoak Street, Newton Heath, M40 1HA
Tel: 0161 219 9420
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(Clinical champion: Dr Damien Longson, consultant liaison psychiatrist, North Manchester General Hospital, Safire Unit, Park House, Delauneys Road, Crumpsall, Manchester M8 6AR. Network co-ordinator: Gillian Walsh).

South Yorkshire and North Derbyshire
Tel: 0114 229 2920
(Clinical champion: Professor Chris D Ward, professor of rehabilitation medicine, University Rehabilitation Research Unit, Derby City General Hospital, Uttoxeter Road, Derby DE22 3NE).

East Midlands
Tel: 01332 785913
(Network co-ordinator: Julia Grace, c/o Rehabilitation Centre, Derby City Hospital, Uttoxeter Road, Derby DE22 3NE). Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

East Anglia
Tel: 01493 452073
(Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Peterborough)
(The service has been under review since the retirement of Dr T Mitchell.)

North London/Essex/Sussex and Hertfordshire
Tel: 020 7601 8108 / 020 7601 8511 (Joint clinical champions: Professor Peter D White, Professor of Psychological Medicine at Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, and Dr Maurice Murphy, consultant in immunology and HIV medicine, ME/CFS Service, St Bartholomew’s Hospital, P O Box 8108, William Harvey House, 61 Bartholomew Close, London EC1A 7BE).GPs refer to Pat Baker, tel: 020 7601 8108, other enquiries to Pauline Stone, tel: 020 7601 8511).

South West London/Surrey (Sutton)
Tel: 0208 296 4152
(Clinical champion: Dr Amolak Bansal, Department of Immunology, St Helier Hospital, Wrythe Lane, Carshalton, Surrey SM5 1AA).

Dorset/Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Tel: 01929 557560
(Clinical champion: Dr Selwyn Richards, consultant rheumatologist, Poole Hospital NHS Trust, Longfleet Road, Poole, Dorset BH15 2JB).

Avon, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire & Somerset
Tel: 0117 918 6795
(Clinical champion: Dr Hazel O’Dowd, clinical psychologist, Pain Management Centre, Ward 22, Frenchay Hospital, Frenchay Park Road, Bristol BS16 1LE. This clinical network co-ordinating centre is available on Tuesday and Wednesdays).

South-West Peninsula
(Cornwall and Devon)
Tel: 01872 252935
(Clinical champion: Professor Tony Pinching, Associate Dean for Cornwall, Peninsula Medical School, Peninsula Medical School Offices, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro TR1 3LJ).

NB A 13th Clinical Network Coordinating Centre, covering the West Midlands and Birmingham, has closed due to non-renewal of funding. It is understood that the consultant in charge is still involved with the ME/CFS specialist service in the area.

NATIONAL DIAGNOSTIC AND SPECIALIST REHABILITATION SERVICE

This service, based in the regional Essex Neuroscience Unit at Queen's Hospital in Romsford, has a national inpatient service and a national outpatient service. The clinical lead is consultant neurologist Professor Leslie Findley and his associate specialist is Dr J Davis.

The inpatient unit on Sahara A Ward has eight dedicated beds for patients with ME/CFS – the only unit of its type in the UK. The average length of stay is three months.

The inpatient service offers a wide range of evidence-based treatments including:

• Diagnosis and management
• Nursing care
• Lifestyle management
• Graded activity
• Nutritional programmes
• Individual, couple and family counselling as required
• Psychological assessment 
• Support with housing and benefits
• Discharge planning Step down facility to facilitate the transition from hospital to home 
• Follow up clinics in the medical/occupational therapy clinic

Medical inquiries: Valerie Day, medical secretary (Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm) – Tel: 01708 435 044  Fax: 01708 435 246  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Therapy inquiries:Therapy secretary (Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm) – Tel: 01708 435 044  Fax: 01708 435 246  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Referral and Inpatient/Outpatient Funding inquiries: Tracy Grover, administrative assistant (Monday-Friday, 8am-2.30pm) – Tel: 01708 435 044  Fax: 01708 435 246   This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

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ADULT TEAMS

London

King's College Hospital

Chronic Fatigue Research and Treatment Unit, Mapother House 1st Floor, De Crespigney Park, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AZ  Tel: 0203 228 5075  Fax: 0203 228 5074.

Royal Free Hospital

The Fatigue Service, Department of Infection and Immunity, Royal Free Hospital, Pond Street, London NW3 2QG.
Tel: 020 7599 1712
[Consultant: Dr Gabrielle Murphy (part-time). Areas covered: Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey and Islington.] 

Royal London Homeopathic Hospital

Adult Chronic Fatigue Service, Royal London Homeopathic Hospital, 60 Great Ormond Street, London WC1N 3HR. Tel: 020 7391 8975 (UCLH internal 18975)  Fax: 020 7391 8869
[Consultants: Dr Saul Berkowicz, Dr Helmut Roniger and Dr Christian Hasford. This is the adult service for University College Hospital, London as a whole. Although physically based within the RLHS, it is not a homeopathic service but offers all interventions recommended by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence in their ME/CFS Guideline – including consultant physician assessment, activity management, exercise and psychological interventions including medical hypnosis, autogenic training and CBT. Clinical lead: Dr Saul Berkovitz. The team consists of three consultant physicians, a senior nurse practitioner, occupational therapist, physiotherapist and dietitian. The team also can advise on appropriate complementary medicine interventions and, in some cases, provide them – such as acupuncture for chronic widespread muscle pain. Referrals through the patient's GP or NHS hospital consultant]

St Bartholomew's Hospital
(for people living in North London, Essex, Sussex and Hertfordshire).
Tel: 020 7601 8108
61 Bartholomew Close. London EC1A 7BE (see information under ‘Clinical Network Coordinating Centres’).

Bath and Wiltshire

Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Upper Borough Walls, Bath, Somerset BA1 1RL.
Tel: 01225 465941 (ext 202), email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Provides a service for the following Primary Care Trusts: Bath and NE Somerset, Kennet and North Wiltshire, West Wiltshire, South Wiltshire and Swindon. Based in Bath, but with services in Salisbury and Swindon. [Team comprises Occupational Therapist, three GPs with a special interest, psychologist, physiotherapist and administrator]

Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire Chronic Pain and Fatigue Management Service, Rayners Hedge, Croft Road, Aylesbury, Bucks HP21 7RD, tel: 01296 393319.
[Clinical lead: Dr John Pimm, consultant clinical psychologist.. Interdisciplinary service offering cognitive behaviour therapy, graded exercise therapy and self-management programmes looking at physical, practical and psychological strategies for managing ME/CFS. The service has been running for 10 years. The team is in the process of setting up an in-patient service for people with moderate to severe symptoms. Referrals need to come through a medical practitioner or allied health professional e.g. GPs, hospital consultants, physiotherapists. If people live outside the area then out-of-area funding needs to be applied for.]

Bury and Bolton

In Bury, the adult service is provided at the Prestwich Walk-In Centre, Fairfax Road, Prestwich M25 1BT.
In Bolton, the service is at Hulton Lane Hospital, Deane, Bolton BL3 4JZ.
Tel: 01204 360071
[Lead physician: Dr Andrew Wright, c/o Neurological Rehabilitation Team, Lever Chambers, Ashburner Street, Bolton B4 1SQ]

Bristol, North Somerset and Gloucestershire

Based in the Pain Management Centre, Ward 22, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol. This service has access to occupational therapy, physiotherapy, psychology, counselling and a specialist GP.
Tel: 0117 918 6795
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Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

Tel: 01733 774583
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Botolph Bridge Community Health Centre, Sugar Way, Woodston, Peterborough PE2 9QB
[This service is based in Peterborough but we understand efforts are being made to open another clinic in the Cambridge area]

Cheshire

There are no specialist ME/CFS services in Cheshire.

Cornwall

Clinics in Truro, Bodmin, Camborne/ Redruth, Helston, Poltair and Stratton.
Contact information: Sharon Penhaligon, Heligan Portacabin, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, Cornwall TR1 3LJ, tel: 01872-252935 fax: 01872 256401, email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it The service offers an outpatient and community-based service for patients suspected of having CFS/ME, providing diagnosis, assessment, and a clinical management plan to enable long-term rehabilitation, sharing care with the GP and returning the patient to primary care following re-enablement. The team comprises a clinical immunologist, a GPwSI, a consultant clinical psychologist, four occupational therapists and a clinical secretary/administrator.
Services for children: There is a separate service for children and young people affected, run within paediatrics, up to the age of 18. Transition is managed jointly.
Key personnel: Professor Anthony Pinching (consultant), Marc Kelly (matron),
Dr Cristina Lopez-Chertudi (consultantclinical psychologist), Carol Wilson (head occupational therapist).

Cumbria (North)

North Cumbria CFS/ME Service, Keswick Community Hospital, Crosthwaite Road, Keswick, Cumbria CA12 5HP.
Tel: 01768 767 033 Mob: 01771 754 1783.
This service has clinics in Keswick, Penrith, Carlisle, Wigton and Whitehaven. (Clinical champion, Dr Gavin Spickett (consultant clinical immunologist); Heather Garry, occupational therapist; Steve Atkinson, physiotherapist; Sue Watkinson, cognitive behavioural therapist and children’s and young people’s service; Laura Wilson, children and young people’s CFS/ME practitioner). 

Cumbria (South) – See entry for Lancashire and South Cumbria

Derbyshire

Tel: 01332 786657
(Clinical lead: Bozena Smith, occupational therapist, Rehabilitation Centre, Derby City Hospital, Uttoxeter Road, Derby DE22 3NE)

Devon (North, East,, Mid and Exeter)

Wonford House Hospital, Dryden Road, Exeter EX2 5AF
Tel: 01392 208614

Devon (South and West)

This service covers Plymouth, South and West Devon (Torbay, Devon and Plymouth Primary Care Trusts).
Castle Circus Health Centre, Abbey Road, Torquay TQ2 5YH
Mon - Fri 9am-5pm
Tel: 01803 217721  Fax: 01803 217799.
[Team members: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it consultant Occupational Therapist and service lead clinician; Kirsty Penman, specialist Occupational Therapist and deputry service lead; Dr Jo Gosling and Dr Isabel Ewart, Clinical Psychologists; Dr Robert Gardner, GP with a special interest. There is also physician support in clinical immunology, endocrinology, and liaison psychiatry. GP referrals only from Plymouth, South Hams and West Devon, Teignbridge and Torbay].

Dorset

Tel: 01929 557560
This service is provided through an outpatient clinic at Wareham Community Hospital, Streche Road, Wareham, Dorset BH20 4QQ. The service – which has been suported throughout by the Dorset ME Group – celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2009. The clinical lead is Dr Selwyn Richards, a consultant rheumatologist.

Durham and Darlington

CFS/ME Service, St Margaret’s Health Centre, St Margaret’s Garth, Crossgate, Durham DH1 4DS. For information about accessing this service or managing the illness, contact the following, tel: 0191 370 9486 – Kristi Greensmith, CFS/ME administrator, Vicki Piggott, clinical specialist physiotherapist CFS/ME, Marie Liddell, clinical specialist occupational therapist.
[The service only accepts referrals from GPs in Durham and Chester-le-Street, Derwentside, Dales, Darlington, and Sedgefield. In October 2008, it was announced that two new weekly ME/CFS clinics have opened at Healthworks in Easington and Shotley Bridge Hospital]

Essex Neurosciences Unit (Chronic Fatigue Service)

Sahara A Ward, Queen’s Hospital, Rom Valley Way, Romford, Essex RM7 0AG
The only dedicated ME/CFS ward in the UK, with eight beds.
Tel: 01708 435044
(Clinical lead: Professor Leslie Findley, consultant neurologist. Multi-disciplinary team includes Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Dietitian, Psychologists, and Counsellors).

Essex-wide

Managed from Southend Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Prittlewell Chase, Westcliff on Sea, SS0 0RY
Service administrator: Jennifer Cassells Tel: 01702 385 247 Fax: 01702 385 904
This service offers a consultant assessment for diagnosis, and therapy services including Graded Exercise, Pacing and Activity Management and CBT. These sessions are available at Colchester Primary Care Centre, Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford and at the Tyrell's Centre in Benfleet.
Access to the service is via GP referral.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Chronic Fatigue Service
Fairways House, Mount Pleasant Industrial Park, Southampton SO14 0SP.
Tel:023 8024 1348 Fax: 023 8023 7986  
The service provides county-wide diagnosis, treatment (time-limited), information and support for adults with mild/moderate ME/CFS. A clinic is held both at Fairways House and on the Isle of Wight. Occupational therapy-led specialist lifestyle management groups are offered at various places around the county, once a diagnosis has been established/confirmed. (Key staff: Occupational Therapist (team leader), GP with a special interest, specialist OT, OT assistant, admin support). 

Portsmouth Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Service
Eastney Health Centre, Highland Road, Southsea PO4 9HU
Tel:023 9283 3111 Fax: 023 9273 8587  
The Chronic Fatigue Syndrome service offers treatment programmes for people diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME).  This is a community-based service for adults aged 16 years and over.  The team consists of a Specialist Practitioner and an Occupational Therapist.  The service offers assessments to help GPs confirm diagnosis and treatment programmes aim to improve the self-management of symptoms, increase functioning and improve quality of life.

Harrogate, North Yorkshire

CFS/ME service, Briary Wing, Harrogate District Hospital, Lancaster Park Road, Harrogate HG2 7SX.
Tel 01423 553526 Fax: 01423 553586.
[Julie Robinson, occupational therapist (Team Leader). The service was set up by North Yorkshire and York Primary Care Trusts and covers Harrogate, Ripon, Skipton and surrounding areas. It hopes to expand in the future].

Herefordshire and Worcestershire

Tel: 01562 823424 (ext 53436)
[Dr Mark Roberts, specialist in infectious diseases, is the lead clinician. Occupational
therapist Sue Gordon-Saner is the service coordinator. The service-cordinator for Herefordshire is Lynne Williams, occupational therapist, tel: 01432 347641]

Hillingdon and Harrow

Tel: 01895 279 374
Greenacres Centre, Hillingdon Hospital, Field Heath Road, Uxbridge UB8 3NB

Hull and East Yorkshire

Tel: 01482 675376

Kent and Medway

George Villa, Hermitage Lane, Maidstone ME16 9PH, and satellite clinics in the west of Kent.
Tel: 01622 723816
[Clinical lead: Dr Mario Vergara-Williamson, consultant clinical psychologist and pain management specialist. Other professionals include: Consultant physician, CBT Therapist, Occupational Therapist. The service is overseen by Professor Leslie Findley, consultant neurologist at the Essex Neurosciences Centre in Romford].

Lancashire and South Cumbria

The Lancashire and South Cumbria Chronic Fatigue Service runs ME/CFS clinics at (1) Clitheroe Community Hospital (covering Blackburn with Darwen; Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale;Hyndburn and Ribble Valley) (2) Preston (Chorley and South Ribble; Preston) (3) Kendal (for Morecambe Bay) and (4) Freckleton (Blackpool; Fylde; Wyre). [The multi-disciplinary team includes Dr David Grimes, a consultant physician at Blackburn Royal Infirmary (who sees the more complex cases), a physiotherapist (Maureen Howe) who is also the team manager, a clinical psychologist, two additional physiotherapists, and an assistant psychologist.]
GP referrals and other inquiries to Maureen Howe, tel: 01772 777 022.

Lancashire (Ashton, Wigan and Leigh

ME/CFS service, ST/OT Unit. Leigh Infirmary, The Avenue, Leigh, WN7 1HS. Tel: 01942 264 321. Fax: 01942 264 323, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
(Team members: Dr Tarek Gaber, consultant in rehabilitation medicine; Wilma Hudson, occupational therapist/team lead; Wendy Bracegirdle, physiotherapist; Mary Derbyshire, therapy assistant; Donna Millard, team administrator).

Leeds and West Yorkshire

Chronic Fatigue Unit, Outpatients Suite, Newsam Centre, Seacroft Hospital, York Road, Leeds LS14 6WB
Tel: 0113 205 6513 or 0113 305 6521.  (Clinical lead: Sue Pemberton, consultant occupational therapist).Leicestershire Team

Tel: 0116 225 6193 (Clinical lead: Dr Trevor Friedman, consultant liaison psychiatrist, CFS Service – Liaison Psychiatry, Brandon Unit, Leicester General Hospital, Gwendolen Road, Leicester LE5 4PW).

Lincolnshire

Tel: 01476 464046
(Clinical lead: Lynsey Woodman, occupational therapist, Grantham Hospital (14a) 101 Manthorpe Road, Grantham, Lincs NG31 8DG).