National Health Service

The National Health Service (NHS) is the free at the point of need, single payer, British health service. It is one of the largest employers in the world.

NHS treatment of ME/CFS
The NHS regards Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis as the same illness, and refers to both as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

NICE Guidelines
British patients receive free care from the NHS, but available treatments follow the NICE guidelines, formed by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Currently NICE recommends Graded exercise therapy (GET) and Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) based on the PACE trial. See an example "Chronic Fatigue Service" described here.

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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS/ME) - NHS

NHS Choices
NHS Choices is a consumer facing web site published by the National Health Service. It provides summarised information for both lay people and clinicians about health conditions, recent research as well as information such as how to find a local General Practitioner (GP).

The NHS Choices coverage of ME/CFS research has been criticised for publishing uncritical coverage of studies related to the PACE trial.