Medical Education #MEAction Scotland’s medical education team of volunteers campaigns to ensure all healthcare professionals receive training and education that reflects the latest scientific evidence. Our aims Stop The Harm Removal of graded exercise therapy from all education and training materials High Quality Information Access for health professionals to accurate information on how to diagnose
UK Medical Education Healthcare professionals urgently need accurate education and training that reflects the reality of ME as a complex multi-system disease. Medical education on ME in the UK is often lacking or contains erroneous information. We are working towards a world in which healthcare professionals immediately understand the severity of ME, and the basics
Scottish Parliament #MEAction Scotland’s parliamentary work is focused around our petition, submitted to the Scottish Government Public Petitions Committee in May 2018, and the actions that have arisen as a result of the petition process. Our aims #MEAction Scotland’s parliamentary lobbying activities focus on three main areas: Care Campaign for the abolition of graded exercise
#MEAction Scotland Facebook Twitter Instagram Envelope ABOUT #MEACTION SCOTLAND #MEAction Scotland is a volunteer-led group determined to raise awareness of ME in Scotland and campaign for health equality for the patient community. We are an affiliate of #MEAction UK. Responsibility for delivery of health services and policy decisions in Scotland are devolved to the Scottish
UK Parliament #MEAction UK’s parliamentary work involves a team of dedicated volunteers and thousands of constituents who have been engaging in campaigning since the organisation’s launch. Our aims #MEAction UK works to educate MPs about the injustice and neglect faced by people with ME, galvanising them to take action with and on behalf of their
#MEAction UK has sent an open letter to Matt Hancock asking him to recognise the harm caused by graded exercise therapy. We are calling on him to ensure all advice for people with ME, and those at risk of developing ME post-COVID, warns of the harm from graded exercise therapy. Join us by asking your MP to write to Matt Hancock too and telling them about your experience of ME.
It is a strange time to be writing about the work of the UK ME/CFS Biobank (UKMEB); as I write, our office has been closed for over two months and clinical visits have been paused indefinitely; samples cannot currently be distributed. COVID-19 has created many challenges to our work and the research of many others,
A new education module designed to teach healthcare professionals about ME has been released. Send the new module to your GP, using our email template. The module was created by the CMRC Medical Education group, led by Dr Nina Muirhead, and is available for free online. The Group includes patients, professionals, charities and organisations such
#MEAction media resources: Press Kit | Press releases | #MEAction in the News | Our Photos | Our Videos | Contact Resources for reporters covering ME: What is ME? | Selected Media Coverage of ME | Films and books about ME Who We Are We are an international network of patients fighting for health equality for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME)
#MEAction UK Facebook Twitter Instagram Envelope ABOUT #MEACTION UK Our movement fights for recognition, education, and research so that one day all people with ME (myalgic encephalomyelitis) will have access to rapid diagnosis, and compassionate, effective care. As people with ME, carers and allies ourselves, we campaign on the issues that are most pressing. In
