Written question WQ91716
- Asked by
- Samuel KurtzConservative
- To be answered by
- Minister for Health and Social Services
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 10 days
Question
What support is available to patients in Hywel Dda University Health Board suffering with myalgic encephalomyelitis or chronic fatigue syndrome?
Answer
Answered by Minister for Health and Social Services
Improvements in support for people with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) in Wales is being provided via our Adferiad (Recovery) programme, which was initially set up to support people with Long Covid.
£8.3million of recurrent funding has been allocated to Health Boards across Wales since March 2023. This funding is being used to widen access to people with other long-term conditions whose rehabilitation and recovery needs are similar to people with long COVID – including those with ME/CFS, and to continue to develop and expand community focussed multi-disciplinary rehabilitation services, supported by referral pathways into secondary care for those who need it.
In Hywel Dda University Health Board support for people with ME/CFS will be delivered through the Post Viral Syndrome Service. This needs-led service will target recovery and rehabilitation needs focusing on proactive care with extensive input from a broad multidisciplinary team. The design of this service has been contributed to by multiple partners, including WAMES (Working for ME in Wales)/Welsh Association of ME & CFS Support.