Welsh Govt: 'Progress not universal across Wales'

The Welsh Government requires Health Boards to put in place measures to ensure prompt diagnosis and treatment for patients with ME. A care pathway was set out in 2011, with the involvement of the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Task and Finish Group commissioned by the Minister for Health and Social Services in 2010.

Last year, the Welsh Government asked all Health Boards for updates on service developments since the publication of this guidance. The responses received show that there have been some improvements, but that progress has not been universal across Wales.

Therefore the Task and Finish Group will be reconvened this year to consider how services can be further developed to meet the needs of people with CFS and ME in Wales.