English CMO's Report
On January 12th, after much delay, the Report to the English CMO was finally published. This is the result of 2 years of consultation by a number of working groups, which included medical people and members of ME charities. The main thrust of the report was the recognition of CFS/ME as a serious illness and the need for better health care and more research.
The
150 page Report can be read or downloaded from
www.doh.gov.uk/cmo/cfsmereport/contents.htm
AfME
(Action for ME) have published a 40 page guide to the Report
www.afme.org.uk/news/afmeguide.shtml
Read
WAMES' Response to the CMO's Report
www.geocities.com/wamescymru/cmowamesresponse.html
Read more responses:
The responses from ME sufferers, doctors and charities have been generally positive,
although a number of shortcomings in the Report have been highlighted.
25%
Group
http://www.btinternet.com/%7Esevereme.group/Working_Party/menu.htm
ME
Association
http://www.meassociation.org.uk/cmorepor.htm#TEXTTOP
AYME (Association of Young people with ME)
http://www.ayme.org.uk/ayme2003/mrc_response.html
UK
Government
http://www.doh.gov.uk/cmo/cfsmereport/response.htm
Axford's
Abode
http://freespace.virgin.net/david.axford/cmo-rep.htm