The full report is here:
http://www.theoptimumhealthclinic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Counting-the-Cost.pdf
I was only skimming through, but it looks like thoughtless shit, and intended to encourage more funding of the UK's dire 'specialist' services. I didn't pull out all the little annoying things in it, but thought I'd give people a flavour. MY main impression was: I hope no-one reads this, and I'm annoyed people got paid to write it.
That paper is propaganda and BS from White. It's not patients who are 'confused', but those foolish enough to trust White.
Their steering group included Alastair Santhouse and Alex Howard. I didn't see anyone worthwhile on it.
I don't think that Cairns paper does show that, and the White paper is the debunked PACE recovery one.
Uncritical citing of PACE.
Whatever could the Optimum Health Clinic be hinting at? Funding for unevidence dietary 'treatments'?
What a way to use limited NHS funds. Who thinks that this is a sensible priority?
The sometimes say things whihcc indicate recogntion that there's no good reason to think that specialist CFS services are useful... but then move on to calling for more to be spent on them.
How treatable is CFS? What evidence is there on this? PACE?