Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Research

(asked on 30th January 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the effect of recent changes in the level of funding for research into myalgic encephalomyelitis on clinical understanding of that condition.


Answered by
Caroline Dinenage Portrait
Caroline Dinenage
This question was answered on 10th February 2020

Between 2010-11 to 2018-19, the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and the UK Research Innovation have funded £6,976,001 of research on myalgic encephalomyelitis, also referred to as chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS).

While funding fluctuates in response to projects funded, spend on ME/CFS has remained stable in recent years, ranging from around £700-850,000. Given that funding has remained stable, no assessment has been made about the impact of change in the level of research funding.

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