News in Ireland
HSE National ME Clinical Guideline
In an extract from a recent edition of The Times (Ireland & UK) newspaper the HSE stated that it was developing a national clinical guideline for ME in collaboration with patient and service user partners, supported by the Department of Health.
"Currently there is no consistent approach to treatment of people with ME and management is based on treatment of some of an individual’s symptoms. The clinical guideline aims to address this," a spokesman said."People living with ME may see doctors from several different clinical specialties, depending on the symptoms they experience and the relevant speciality into which those symptoms fall, eg neurology, cardiology and oral health. There are no specialist doctors within HSE services who manage the complex pathophysiology of ME in its entirety, and knowledge and experience of managing ME is variable."
- An extract from The Times newspaper (23/02/25) from an article about a triathlete affected by Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME)
Full Article
Please see the full article in The Times newspaper, an article about James Walton, ME sufferer from Ballerin, Co Derry entitled 'How a Promising Triathlete was Left Bedridden by Cruel Disease', written by Julieanne Corr and published on Sunday February 23rd 2025
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James Walton was aiming for the world championships when he was suddenly struck down by ME. He is now calling for more research into ME. Photo by Gordon Thomson |
