Netherlands



-brief description-

Medical guidelines
Guidelines were produced in 2005. https://www.gezondheidsraad.nl/en/task-and-procedure/areas-of-activity/optimum-healthcare/chronic-fatigue-syndrome

In february 2013 the CBO guideline was published, which is the basic medical guideline for CFS in the Netherlands until now. The Dutch Parliament assigned the Dutch Health Council to do research and to asess the necessity of creating new guidelines for ME.

http://www.diliguide.nl/document/3435/file/pdf/  ( in Dutch)

National health department
Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport

Adres Bezoekadres Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport Parnassusplein 5 2511 VX Den Haag

Postadres Postbus 20350 2500 EJ Den Haag

Telefoonnummer: (070) 340 79 11 Faxnummer: (070) 340 78 34

https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/ministeries/ministerie-van-volksgezondheid-welzijn-en-sport/inhoud/contact

Patient groups
ME/CVS Vereniging

ME|cvs Stichting

ME Vereniging
 * Het Alternatief
 * Steungroep ME en Arbeidsongeschiktheid

Researchers

 * Ruud Vermeulen

Clinicians

 * Paul van Meerendonk
 * Frans Visser

Notable patients

 * Guido den Broeder
 * Frank Twisk