NHS Scotland recommends to diagnose ME with the Canadian Criteria and separate it fro

[leela]

http://niceguidelines.blogspot.com/2011/11/nhs-scotland-recommends-to-diagnose-me.html

 

[Sasha]

Wow! That's fantastic news, leela - thanks for posting. I hope that policy might spread from Scotland to the rest of the NHS in the UK. That really is the best piece of news I've seen coming out of the UK for ages. It has cheered me up no end!

 

[snowathlete]

quite a big change that. I guess it can only be good news really. Thanks for Posting Leela!

 

[leela]

I know, right? It's so nice to have a big piece of good news after all this, erm, crap.

 

[Morgaine]

Fantastic news, let's hope it spreads across the whole UK.

 

[leela]

Fingers crossed :victory:

 

[Andrew]

If that does manage to spread, then the NICE brigade with be obligated to do a differential diagnosis. They will have to exclude all CC-ME people from their reign of terror. Go Scotland!!!

 

[anne_likes_red]

...Go Scotland!!!

Yes! Leading from the top

This is a very positive development.

 

[max]

1st place ............:victory:Go Norway:victory:
2nd place ............:victory:Go Scotland:victory:

who's next?

 

[leela]

:victory:The World:victory:

 

[allyb]

Scotland, it seems have always been ahead of the game on ME

They have a Scottish Parliament cross Party Group on ME

I read the Scottish Good practice Statement on ME-CFS 2010, which was formally endorsed by the Royal College of General practitioners (Scotland) and the Scottish Neuroscience Council!!!!
And not British Psychiatrists and the Royal College of Psychiatry.
It was a joy to read and I hoped they would take it forward.... and it seems they have.
However I don't think we can just simply HOPE that the rest of the UK will follow, I don't believe it will.... without encouragement!!!
I would urge every UK PR member to highlight this to their own MP. I have noticed from the number of views that UK petitions receive on this forum, that there is an understandable apathy.
I have also read on many posts of late, the need to pull together; count me in, I see my MP on Saturday.

 

[Sean]

I love you, Scotland.

 

[Sing]

Norway, Scotland? Cooler heads will prevail! Come to think of it, we have a lot to be grateful for from Canada too, the CCC and now the ICC, spearheaded by Lydia Neilson at Mefmaction--Be proud, you Northerners!

 

[sensing progress]

I have always felt like the various groups studying "CFS" are comparing apples and oranges. Some people with 'chronic fatigue' may be helped by CBT or GET, and that is what some groups study and why they may find positive results. It is all about the case definition. This is good news.

 

[kurt]

That's great news, maybe someday the US CDC will follow suit. Instead of ME/CFS we would have ME, CFS, and ME+CFS... would be a much better world I think.

 

[taniaaust1]

All I can say is Wow!!.. if they do do this.. Im sure some other countries in the world will follow as this will raise questions from all countries around the world.

 

[Enid]

Thanks leela - great news - wake up the rest of the UK !

 

[Ember]

and now the ICC, spearheaded by Lydia Neilson at Mefmaction!

The ICC, spearheaded by Lydia...I don't think so!! But thanks for acknowledging Canada.

 

[SilverbladeTE]

"ALBA GU BRATH!"

hehe

Amazing what can be achieved when your government isn't selling their arses, and the entire country, to the pharma and insurance corps etc, isn't it?

 

[Wonko]

Before I move to scotland, what does this mean in terms of treatment options? presumably still CBT/GET as NICE dont approve anything else?

Using "nicer" criteria is definately a step forward and it may help people in the future but what does it mean for someone in scotland diagnosed with ME today, or scottish pwME in general today?

Or am I just being too negative?