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GET (Graded Exercise Therapy) and NICE (National Institute for Health & Care Excellence)

15/3/2021

 
21 April 2021 - new NICE Clinical Guideline on ME/CFS expected publications date.

Two letters concerning GET (Graded Exercise Therapy) were in the Guardian this week.  First from Dr Alastair Miller, Professor Paul Garner and Professor Peter White. Followed by a response from the ME Association’s (MEA) Medical Adviser, Dr Charles Shepherd.
 
The response -
"When rest may be best for post-viral fatigue"
Graded exercise therapy is not the right way to treat people with ME or long Covid, argues Dr Charles Shepherd.  Dr Alastair Miller, Professor Paul Garner and Professor Peter White are not correct when they state that graded exercise therapy (GET) is a safe and effective treatment for ME/chronic fatigue syndrome (Letters, 11 March).
Having reviewed all the published evidence from clinical trials, the new Nice guideline no longer recommends GET as an effective treatment for ME/CFS.
 
In response to the letter -
"Long Covid and graded exercise therapy"
No trials of graded exercise have shown to harm patients, say Dr Alastair Miller, Prof Paul Garner and Prof Peter White, so those with post-Covid fatigue syndrome should not be discouraged from trying it.
 
NICE Clinical Guideline for ME/CFS 2021.  The MEA’s new free leaflet provides information extracted from the recent draft of the new NICE clinical guideline.  
 
Our latest blog on the new NICE Clinical Guideline on ME/CFS - Draft of New NICE Clinical Guideline on ME/CFS
 
 
Take care, and stay safe everyone.

•  Coronavirus (COVID 19)  •  M.E. Association 
•  National Newspapers  •  N.I.C.E. •  Post COVID Syndrome (Long COVID) 

Priority Covid-19 Vaccinations for Worcestershire's Carers (UPDATED)

3/3/2021

 
Worcestershire Association of Carers updated their notification on 2nd March.
Covid vaccination for carers.  Unpaid carers have begun to be called forward for their first jab of the Covid vaccine.
Anyone in Worcestershire already identified as a carer in their GP records, or in receipt of Carer's Allowance, or those already known to be carers will be automatically invited for a vaccination in the next few weeks. All carers currently on Worcestershire Association of Carers register will be contacted by the Worcestershire County Council offering a priority booking for a Covid-19 vaccination.
However, with an estimated 63,000+ carers in Worcestershire, there are still many people at risk of missing out because their carer status is unknown to services.  If you are a carer, please complete the short form HERE to ensure you are offered the priority Covid vaccination.
 
The quarterly Worcestershire Association of Carers magazines "The magazine for the county’s Carers" are available to download from their website. 
 
Worcestershire County Council Coronavirus (COVID-19) information for unpaid carers. Information for people who are caring, unpaid, for friends or family during the coronavirus outbreak.
 
For further Covid-19 Vaccinations, and ME/CFS news. 
 
For Coronavirus (Covid-19) local vaccination information see the Worcestershire County Council news items,  and for information specifically for people affected by ME/CFS see further posts on the blog.   
 
Take care, and stay safe everyone.

•  Carers  •  Coronavirus (COVID 19)  •  Local News  
•  Worcestershire County Council  •  Worcestershire M.E. Social Group

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